crenate
adjective
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
crenated
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a variation of
crenate.
Example Sentences
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Terga like a battle-axe, with the edge crenated and a spike behind; the handle narrower than the occludent segment of the scuta.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
Unio fragilis is principally distinguished by the cardinal teeth: those in the right valves are 2; short, obtuse, and nearly obsolete, more resembling tubercles, than the crenated or striated teeth of this genus.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
In some of our examinations they appeared of light color and became crenated very quickly on exposure.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The beak or umbo of each valve is prominent and rounded, and a number of sharp ridges and furrows radiate from the apex to the free edge of the shell, which is crenated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
The paddi-field leech of Ceylon, used for surgical purposes, has the dorsal surface of blackish olive, with several longitudinal striæ, more or less defined; the crenated margin yellow.
From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Sir James Emerson Tennent
