Synonyms

serriform

American

[ser-uh-fawrm] / ˈsɛr əˌfɔrm /

adjective

resembling the notched edge of a saw; serrated.

serriform British

/ ˈsɛrɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

biology resembling a notched or sawlike edge

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Etymology

Origin of serriform

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

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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.

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