serrulate

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

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adjective

finely or minutely serrate, as a leaf.

Origin of serrulate

1785–95; <New Latin serrulātus, equivalent to Latin serrul(a) “small saw” (see serrate, -ule) + -ātus -ate¹

Often ser·ru·lat·ed [ser-yuh-ley-tid, ser-uh-] /sɛr yəˌleɪ tɪd, ˈsɛr ə-/ .

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How to use serrulate in a sentence

Serrulata means saw-bearing, so named from the serrulate character of the gills.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hard
It grows about 12 feet high, with large tri-pinnate leaves, composed of numerous serrulate leaflets.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs | A. D. Webster
Leaves serrulate; fibro-vascular bundle double; stomata dorsal and ventral.
The Genus Pinus | George Russell Shaw
Legs heteromerous, four claws to each tarsus, two of them larger than the others, and minutely serrulate on the inside.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. | J Lort Stokes
Margins serrulate with teeth extremely short and directed forwards.
Grasses | H. Marshall Ward

British Dictionary definitions for serrulate

serrulate

serrulated

/ (ˈsɛrʊˌleɪt, -lɪt) /

adjective

(esp of leaves) minutely serrate

Origin of serrulate

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

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