crenate

American

[kree-neyt] / ˈkri neɪt /

Also crenated

adjective

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

crenate British

/ ˈkriːneɪt, ˈkriːneɪtɪd /

adjective

having a scalloped margin, as certain leaves

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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; see crenel) + -ātus -ate ¹

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