retroserrate

[ re-troh-ser-it, -eyt ]

adjectiveBotany, Zoology.
  1. having retrorse teeth or barbs.

Origin of retroserrate

1
First recorded in 1855–60; retro- + serrate

Words Nearby retroserrate

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