dentate
Americanadjective
adjective
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having teeth or toothlike processes
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(of leaves) having a toothed margin
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of dentate
1800–10; < Latin dentātus, equivalent to dent- (stem of dēns ) tooth + -ātus -ate 1
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The hippocampus, a brain region important for forming memories linked to specific places and contexts, produces new neurons daily in an area called the dentate gyrus.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024
Most lost are dentate gyrus neuroblasts, which are essential for creating neurons in the hippocampus, a region linked to memory and diseases like Alzheimer's.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
In the dentate nucleus variably intense synaptic prion protein immunoreactivity was present, while the cyto-architecture of the nucleus was well preserved.
From Nature ● Sep. 8, 2015
"There is a certain unsafeness in the Philippines, but Cambodia is probably worse," Volker declares as we amble through his garden, past beds of dentate flytraps and sticky sundews.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2012
Leaves coarsely dentate, with about 1 tooth for each lateral vein Juneberry, Amelanchier spicata. 47b.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Henry Allan Gleason
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