denticulate

[ den-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

1. Botany, Zoology. finely dentate, as a leaf.
2. Architecture. having dentils.

denticulate

/ dɛnˈtɪkjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. biology very finely toothed

   denticulate leaves

2. having denticles
3. architect having dentils

Derived Forms

• denˈticulately, adverb

Other Words From

• den·tic·u·late·ly adverb
• mul·ti·den·tic·u·late adjective
• mul·ti·den·tic·u·lat·ed adjective
• sub·den·tic·u·late adjective
• sub·den·tic·u·lat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of denticulate¹

1655–65; < Latin denticulātus having small teeth, equivalent to denticul ( us ) denticle + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of denticulate¹

C17: from Latin denticulātus having small teeth

Example Sentences

The well-defined calyculus is narrowed below and eroded or denticulate above.

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Achenes slender or spindle-shaped; pappus a single row of rather rigid and strongly roughened-denticulate bristles.

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Perianth cylindrical, scarcely or not at all compressed, pluriplicate, denticulate.

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Four edges of the spines denticulate; their outer free part about as long as the radius of the shell.

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The edges of the spines are commonly smooth, rarely denticulate or serrate.

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Related Words

• broken
• craggy
• irregular
• rugged
• uneven