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SERRATING
Verb
serrating
present participle of serrate
Anagrams
• arresting, astringer, rastering
Source: Wiktionary
SERRATE
Ser"rate, Ser"ra*ted, a. Etym: [L. serratus, fr. serra a saw; perhaps akin to secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument. Cf. Sierra.]
1. Notched on the edge, like a saw.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards; as, serrate leaves. Doubly serrate, having small serratures upon the large ones, as the leaves of the elm.
– Serrate-ciliate, having fine hairs, like the eyelashes, on the serratures; -- said of a leaf.
– Serrate-dentate, having the serratures toothed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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