serrulate

American  

[ser-yuh-lit, -leyt, ser-uh-] / ˈsɛr yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈsɛr ə- /

Often serrulated

adjective

1. finely or minutely serrate, as a leaf.

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serrulate British  

/ ˈsɛrʊˌleɪt, -lɪt /

adjective

1. (esp of leaves) minutely serrate

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Etymology

Origin of serrulate

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

Example Sentences

P. 3-5 cm. exp. dry, tawny yellow, broken up into adpressed innate squamules; g. broad, serrulate; s. 3-4 cm. incurved, bulbous, ring deciduous; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Leaves pale-green beneath, obscurely serrulate White Ash, Fraxinus americana. 5b.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

P. thin, subdimidiate, lobed, infundib. hispidly scaly, rusty, edge torn, proliferous; g. serrulate; s. many, growing out of each other.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Leaves.—Alternate; petioled; oblong; entire or serrulate; four inches or so long.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

P. 9-15 cm. fleshy, firm, elastic, shining, depr. behind, smoky-yellow then grey, edge incurved; g. serrulate, white; s. 2-3 cm. short, thick, whitish; sp. ——. var. anglicus.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George