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crenate
[ kree-neyt ]
adjective
- having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
crenate
/ ˈkriːneɪtɪd; ˈkriːneɪt /
adjective
- having a scalloped margin, as certain leaves
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Derived Forms
- ˈcrenately, adverb
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Other Words From
- non·cre·nate adjective
- non·cre·nat·ed adjective
- sub·cre·nate adjective
- sub·cre·nate·ly adverb
- sub·cre·nat·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crenate1
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Example Sentences
They are obtuse or somewhat acute, and have the edges crenate, or more or less distinctly serrate with sharp incurved teeth.
The thick, pendulous lips under his ragged mustache curled backward, exposing a crenate row of jagged brown teeth.
The leaves are cordate or almost round, divided into five or seven shallow, crenate lobes.
Leaves simple, ovate, evenly crenate or serrate, smooth on the upper surface and woolly on the lower.
The foot is similar to that of the Solens, but crenate round its anterior disk.
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