crenate

American  

[kree-neyt] / ˈkri neɪt /

Also crenated

adjective

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

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crenate British  

/ ˈkriːneɪt, ˈkriːneɪtɪd /

adjective

1. having a scalloped margin, as certain leaves

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Other Word Forms

• crenately adverb
• noncrenate adjective
• noncrenated adjective
• subcrenate adjective
• subcrenated adjective
• subcrenately adverb

Etymology

Origin of crenate

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

Example Sentences

Creeping and trailing; leaves petioled, round kidney-shaped, crenate, green both sides; corolla thrice the length of the calyx, light blue.—Damp or shady places, common.

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Twice crenated, as in the case of leaves whose crenatures are themselves crenate.

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Shortia.—S. galacifolia, a beautiful tufted plant 2 to 3 in. high, with roundish crenate leaves, on long stalks, and white funnel-shaped flowers in March and April.

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Leaves.—Ovate; often somewhat cordate at base; acute or obtuse; six to eighteen lines long; obscurely crenate.

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One of the features which deserves especial mention is the peculiar crenate form of the walls at the banks of the river.

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