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 sac, dental surgeon, dental syringe, dental technician, dentary, dentate, dentate gyrus, dentate nucleus of cerebellum, dentate suture, dentation, dent corn

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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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Medical definitions for dentate

dentate

[ dĕn′tāt′ ]

adj.

Edged with toothlike projections; toothed.

Scientific definitions for dentate

dentate

[ dĕn′tāt′ ]

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