- denticulate leaf
- nouna leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate• Hypernyms: ↑dentate leaf
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Denticulate — Den*tic u*late, Denticulated Den*tic u*la ted, a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See {Denticle}.] Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. {Den*tic u*late*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree … Wikipedia
denticulate — adjective a) finely dentate, as a leaf The denticulate maple leaf has a toothed margin b) having dentils … Wiktionary
denticulate — or denticulated adjective Date: 1661 1. finely dentate or serrate < a denticulate shell > < a denticulate margin of a leaf > 2. cut into dentils • denticulation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
denticulate — denticulately, adv. /den tik yeuh lit, layt /, adj. 1. Bot., Zool. finely dentate, as a leaf. 2. Archit. having dentils. Also, denticulated. [1655 65; < L denticulatus having small teeth, equiv. to denticul(us) DENTICLE + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
denticulate — den•tic•u•late [[t]dɛnˈtɪk yə lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] also den•tic•u•lat•ed [[t] ˌleɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) bot zool. finely dentate, as a leaf 2) archit. having dentils • Etymology: 1655–65; < L denticulātus serrated =denticul(us) small tooth (dim. of… … From formal English to slang
denticulate — /dɛnˈtɪkjələt/ (say den tikyuhluht), / leɪt/ (say layt) adjective 1. finely dentate, as a leaf. 2. Biology finely notched or toothed. 3. Architecture having dentils. Also, denticulated. {Middle English, from Latin denticulātus having small teeth …
dentate leaf — noun a leaf having a toothed margin • Hypernyms: ↑leaf, ↑leafage, ↑foliage • Hyponyms: ↑denticulate leaf … Useful english dictionary
Denticulated — Denticulate Den*tic u*late, Denticulated Den*tic u*la ted, a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See {Denticle}.] Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. {Den*tic u*late*ly}, adv. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Denticulately — Denticulate Den*tic u*late, Denticulated Den*tic u*la ted, a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See {Denticle}.] Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. {Den*tic u*late*ly}, adv. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
