dentate

[ den-teyt ]

/ ˈdɛn teɪt /

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adjective Botany, Zoology.

having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.

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Origin of dentate

1800–10; <Latin dentātus, equivalent to dent- (stem of dēns) tooth + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM dentate

den·tate·ly, adverbsub·den·tate, adjective

Words nearby dentate

dental plaque, dental plate, dental surgeon, dental technician, dentary, dentate, dentation, dent corn, dentelle, dentes, dentex

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How to use dentate in a sentence

He says: Leaves unequally and sharply dentate, slightly 3-lobed.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Bill somewhat finch-like but more swollen in outline; the upper mandible, in typical forms, toothed or dentate.
Color Key to North American Birds|Frank M. Chapman
His description is as follows: Leaves cordate, dentate-serrate, glabrous on both sides.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
The profusely dentate lady looked sharply at Strelsa; Susanne Lannis laughed.
The Streets of Ascalon|Robert W. Chambers

Leaves complicate-bilobed, the upper lobe smaller, the lower succubous; margins entire or dentate or ciliate; underleaves none.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for dentate

dentate

/ (ˈdɛnteɪt) /

adjective

having teeth or toothlike processes

(of leaves) having a toothed margin

Derived forms of dentate

dentately, adverb

Word Origin for dentate

C19: from Latin dentātus

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Scientific definitions for dentate

dentate

[ dĕn′tāt′ ]

Edged with toothlike projections; toothed. Used of leaves, such as those of birches.