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crenulate
[ kren-yuh-leyt, -lit ]
crenulate
/ ˈkrɛnjʊˌleɪt; -lɪt /
adjective
- having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves
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Origin of crenulate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crenulate1
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Example Sentences
In the example selected for our plate the pinnules are oblong, obtuse and crenulate, or at most, crenately-toothed.
Processes large near the ends of the major axis and not oblique to it, or scarcely so, the edges with a crenulate border.
Petals (crenulate) and stamens 5, inserted on the margin of a cup-shaped disk which lines the base of the calyx.
Crenulata means bearing notches, referring to the crenulate form of the gills, which are very distinct.
The margin was entire, and not crenulate, as in many dolphins.
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