adjective
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biology very finely toothed
denticulate leaves
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having denticles
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architect having dentils
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Etymology
Origin of denticulate
1655–65; < Latin denticulātus having small teeth, equivalent to denticul ( us ) denticle + -ātus -ate 1
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Leaves.—Three or four inches long; denticulate; the upper mostly rounded at base.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
Cones 3 to 5 in. long, oval, obtuse, very persistent, grayish-brown in color; scales thin, truncate, slightly denticulate; seeds quite large and irregular in form.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
Leaves.—Alternate; elliptic to oblong; denticulate or entire; leathery; one to four inches long; six to eighteen lines wide.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
The pores are oval, slightly angular, slender, acute, denticulate, white, 5–6�2�.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
Shell internal and chitinous, ending aborally in a little narrow cone; tentacular arms short and thick; suckers with denticulate rings.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
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