dentate

[ den-teyt ]

/ ˈdɛn teɪt /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.

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transliterate

to remove or destroy all traces of.

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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

dentalgia, dentalium, dentalize, dentalman, dentary, dentate, dentate gyrus, dentate nucleus of cerebellum, dentate suture, dentation, dentelle

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Example sentences from the Web for dentate

Six basal feet curved, divergent, lamellar, with a middle rib and dentate edges.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Horn pyramidal, stout, as long as the shell, with three dentate edges.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Dentate, or Toothed, when such teeth point outwards, instead of forwards; as in Fig. 143.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
The body is globular, the neck is very short and is ornamented with a dentate band.
Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley|William H. Holmes

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.