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serrulate

[ ser-yuh-lit, -leyt, ser-uh- ]

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adjective

serrulate

/ ˈsɛrʊˌleɪt; -lɪt /

1785–95; < New Latin serrulātus, equivalent to Latin serrul(a) “small saw” ( serrate, -ule ( def ) ) + -ātus -ate ¹

C18: from New Latin serrulātus, from Latin serrula diminutive of serra a saw

Serrulata means saw-bearing, so named from the serrulate character of the gills.

It grows about 12 feet high, with large tri-pinnate leaves, composed of numerous serrulate leaflets.

Leaves serrulate; fibro-vascular bundle double; stomata dorsal and ventral.

Legs heteromerous, four claws to each tarsus, two of them larger than the others, and minutely serrulate on the inside.

Margins serrulate with teeth extremely short and directed forwards.

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