adjective
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Also: sinuous. (of leaves) having a strongly waved margin
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another word for sinuous
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Etymology
Origin of sinuate
First recorded in 1680–90; from Latin sinuātus, past participle of sinuāre “to bend, curve”; see sinus, -ate 1
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Gills typically free, often remote, not sinuate or decurrent.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
Leaves, especially on young trees, often less deeply pinnatifid, sometimes barely sinuate.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
Leaves broadly triangular or kidney-shape, sinuate or entire Indian Plantain, Cacalia atriplicifolia. 106a.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
Inserted period after "g" on page 168: "g. slightly sinuate."
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Thallus 3–6´´ wide, mostly simple, the margins sinuate or undulate.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Dorsal fin sinuated, narrowed in the middle and broadest behind.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
The leaves are short and small, dark-green, with white veins, much sinuated, deeply indented, and form a regular radius round the flower.
From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing
In Tuberacei, all the species are subterranean, and the hymenium is mostly sinuated.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
Outer lip prominent, sinuated above, smooth within; inner lip polished, white.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
In the first, fourth, and eighth class the leaf differs from the rest; the fourth is more sinuated; the eighth has a large broad leaf not at all sinuated.
From A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship by Bligh, William
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