serration
Origin of serration
1- Also ser·ra·ture [ser-uh-cher]. /ˈsɛr ə tʃər/.
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How to use serration in a sentence
Leaflets ovate, glandless or glandular, with the serratures conniving.
Parsons on the Rose | Samuel Browne ParsonsLeaflets ovate or oblong, glandular, with diverging serratures.
Parsons on the Rose | Samuel Browne ParsonsLeaves dark green, very deep lobed and sharp pointed serratures; the unripe wood is very dark purple, nearly black.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. HedrickThe sides are rounded, without any appearance of serratures; thickened near the tip, and more compressed near the base.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XIV | Edwin JamesIf, as is sometimes the case, the prickles of this tribe are falcate, the serratures become more diverging.
Parsons on the Rose | Samuel Browne Parsons
British Dictionary definitions for serration
less commonly serrature (ˈsɛrətʃə)
/ (səˈreɪʃən) /
the state or condition of being serrated
a row of notches or toothlike projections on an edge
a single notch
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