- serrate-dentate
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Etymology: translation of New Latin serrato-dentatus: having the margins of the serrations toothed : doubly serrate — used of leaves
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Serrate-dentate — Serrate Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Serrate — Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Serrate-ciliate — Serrate Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doubly serrate — Serrate Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serrate — 1. adjective a) Having tooth like projections on one side, as in a saw. Many click beetles have serrate antennae. b) Having tooth like projections pointed away from the petiole. See Also: dentate, runcinate 2 … Wiktionary
dentate — having teeth or tooth like points; serrate … Dictionary of ichthyology
dentate — Synonyms and related words: battlemented, chopped, clawed, crenate, crenated, crenellated, crenulate, dentated, digital, digitate, digitated, embrasured, erose, fanged, fingered, gashed, incised, indented, jagged, jaggy, jawed, lacerate,… … Moby Thesaurus
serrate — Synonyms and related words: V shaped, Vandyke, Y shaped, akimbo, angular, battlemented, bent, blaze, chop, chopped, cornered, corrugated, cragged, craggy, crenate, crenated, crenellate, crenellated, crenulate, crimp, crinkled, crooked, crotched,… … Moby Thesaurus
serrate — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. serrated, saw edged or toothed, dentate; jagged; crenulate, scalloped. See sharpness … English dictionary for students
dentate — a.; (also dentated) Toothed, notched, serrate, serrated … New dictionary of synonyms
