crenulate

Also cren·u·lat·ed

[kren-yuh-leyt, -lit]

adjective

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

crenulate

/ -lɪt, ˈkrɛnjʊˌleɪt /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crenulate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crenulate¹

C18: from New Latin crēnulātus, from crēnula, literally: a little notch; see _crenel

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

Thallus 3–6´´ long, 1–3´´ wide, with membranous margins; receptacle small, hemispherical, 1–4-fruited, the peduncle about 1´ high, sparingly scaly at base, barbulate at the apex; involucre short, crenulate; spores tuberculate.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

P. convex, edge very thin, crenulate, sulcate, cuticle tawny cracking in the centre; g. adnexed by a tooth; s. solid, thickened upwards, peronate half way up.

From Project Gutenberg

The gills are close, reaching the stem, and sometimes forming decurrent lines upon it, floccose crenulate on the edge, the short ones truncate at the inner extremity, white.

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