dentate

[den-teyt]

adjective Botany, Zoology.

having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.

Origin of dentate

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

Related formsden·tate·ly, adverbsub·den·tate, adjective

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Examples from the Web for dentate

Historical Examples of dentate

The pores are thin, acute, dentate, finally lacerate and labyrinthiform.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise
M. E. Hard
The dentate ray-tracheids of P. longifolia are not always obvious.
The Genus Pinus
George Russell Shaw
It takes its name Limanda from the hard and dentate scales on its body.
The Ocean World:
Louis Figuier
Dentate, when the joints are armed with slight pointed spines.
New Zealand Moths and Butterflies
G. V. Hudson
Antheridia immersed in the thallus, covered with dentate scales.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for dentate

dentate

adjective

having teeth or toothlike processes

(of leaves) having a toothed margin

Derived Formsdentately, adverb

Word Origin for dentate

C19: from Latin dentātus

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Medicine definitions for dentate

dentate

[dĕn′tāt′]

adj.

Edged with toothlike projections; toothed.

Science definitions for dentate

dentate

[dĕn′tāt′]

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