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serriform

[ser-uh-fawrm]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

resembling the notched edge of a saw; serrated.

serriform

/ ˈsɛrɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

biology resembling a notched or sawlike edge

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Word History and Origins

Origin of serriform¹

1815–25; serri- (combining form of Latin serra saw) + -form

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Word History and Origins

Origin of serriform¹

serri-, from Latin serra saw

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Example Sentences

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In the second day and the 19th round of the spelldown, 13-year-old Betty Morgan, whose horn-blowing, flag-waving claque from Washington's St. Thomas Apostle School had cheered her through spinosity, serriform and caliginous, choked up on chiaus.