crenate
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
Origin of crenate
1- Also cre·nat·ed [kree-ney-tid] /ˈkri neɪ tɪd/ .
Other words from crenate
- non·cre·nate, adjective
- non·cre·nat·ed, adjective
- sub·cre·nate, adjective
- sub·cre·nate·ly, adverb
- sub·cre·nat·ed, adjective
Words Nearby crenate
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How to use crenate in a sentence
They are obtuse or somewhat acute, and have the edges crenate, or more or less distinctly serrate with sharp incurved teeth.
Beautiful Ferns | Daniel Cady EatonThe thick, pendulous lips under his ragged mustache curled backward, exposing a crenate row of jagged brown teeth.
The Promise | James B. HendryxThe leaves are cordate or almost round, divided into five or seven shallow, crenate lobes.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. FurneauxLeaves simple, ovate, evenly crenate or serrate, smooth on the upper surface and woolly on the lower.
Trees of the Northern United States | Austin C. ApgarThe foot is similar to that of the Solens, but crenate round its anterior disk.
British Dictionary definitions for crenate
crenated (ˈkriːneɪtɪd)
/ (ˈkriːneɪt) /
having a scalloped margin, as certain leaves
Origin of crenate
1Derived forms of crenate
- crenately, adverb
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