crenulate

American  

[kren-yuh-leyt, -lit] / ˈkrɛn jəˌleɪt, -lɪt /

Also crenulated

adjective

1. minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.

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crenulate British  

/ -lɪt, ˈkrɛnjʊˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves

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Etymology

Origin of crenulate

1785–95; < New Latin crēnulātus, equivalent to crēnul ( a ) (diminutive of crēna notch; see crenate) + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Avenatti’s offices, in Newport Beach, occupy half a floor of a tower overlooking the city’s crowded downtown and, farther out, the crenulate, denim-blue sprawl of the Pacific.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2018

Evergreen beech.—Leaves ovate, elliptic, obtuse crenulate, leathery, shining glabrous, round at the base or short footstalks.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.

Leaves finely crenulate or serrate Quaking Aspen, Populus tremuloides. 5a.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

The lower pinnæ pinnately parted into three to five divisions, those of the fertile fronds oblong or linear-oblong; those of the sterile, obovate or ovate, crenulate, decurrent at the base.

From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by Tilton, George Henry

P. exp. obtuse, even, viscid, reddish; g. crenulate, rosy; s. hollow, slightly downy, white; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George