crenulate

[ kren-yuh-leyt, -lit ]

/ ˈkrɛn yəˌleɪt, -lɪt /

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adjective

minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.

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Also cren·u·lat·ed

[kren-yuh-ley-tid] /ˈkrɛn yəˌleɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of crenulate

1785–95; <New Latin crēnulātus, equivalent to crēnul(a) (diminutive of crēna notch; see crenate) + -ātus-ate¹

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How to use crenulate in a sentence

Leaves deltoid, wider than long, crenulated all round, both sides smooth from the first; leafstalk compressed; buds glutinous.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
Each division is fortified after a fashion, with walls now crumbling, and with round crenulated towers.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1|James Richardson
They are finely crenulated along both the anterior and dorsal margins, which indicates the presence of fine set.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
It is much like the Venus shells in form, but the margins are not crenulated.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux

The clouds were in rounded bunches and each bunch was crenulated.
Through the Yukon Gold Diggings|Josiah Edward Spurr

British Dictionary definitions for crenulate

crenulate

crenulated

/ (ˈkrɛnjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for crenulate

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

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