crenate

[ kree-neyt ]

adjective

1. having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.

crenate

/ ˈkriːneɪt; ˈkriːneɪtɪd /

adjective

1. having a scalloped margin, as certain leaves

Derived Forms

• ˈcrenately, adverb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crenate¹

1785–95; < New Latin crēnātus, equivalent to Latin crēn ( a ) a notch, serration (a word occurring in some manuscripts of Pliny, identified with a semantically related set of Rom words; crenel ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of crenate¹

C18: from New Latin crēnātus, from Medieval Latin, probably from Late Latin crēna a notch

Example Sentences

They are obtuse or somewhat acute, and have the edges crenate, or more or less distinctly serrate with sharp incurved teeth.

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The thick, pendulous lips under his ragged mustache curled backward, exposing a crenate row of jagged brown teeth.

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The leaves are cordate or almost round, divided into five or seven shallow, crenate lobes.

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Leaves simple, ovate, evenly crenate or serrate, smooth on the upper surface and woolly on the lower.

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The foot is similar to that of the Solens, but crenate round its anterior disk.

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