serrate-dentate

  • 1Serrate-dentate — Serrate Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [L. serratus, fr. serra a saw; perhaps akin to secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument. Cf. {Sierra}.] 1. Notched on the edge, like a saw. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or …

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  • 2serrate-dentate — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: translation of New Latin serrato dentatus : having the margins of the serrations toothed : doubly serrate used of leaves …

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  • 3Serrate — Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [L. serratus, fr. serra a saw; perhaps akin to secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument. Cf. {Sierra}.] 1. Notched on the edge, like a saw. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or… …

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  • 4Serrate-ciliate — Serrate Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [L. serratus, fr. serra a saw; perhaps akin to secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument. Cf. {Sierra}.] 1. Notched on the edge, like a saw. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or …

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  • 5Doubly serrate — Serrate Ser rate, Serrated Ser ra*ted, a. [L. serratus, fr. serra a saw; perhaps akin to secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument. Cf. {Sierra}.] 1. Notched on the edge, like a saw. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or …

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  • 6serrate — 1. adjective a) Having tooth like projections on one side, as in a saw. Many click beetles have serrate antennae. b) Having tooth like projections pointed away from the petiole. See Also: dentate, runcinate 2 …

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  • 7dentate — having teeth or tooth like points; serrate …

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  • 8dentate — Synonyms and related words: battlemented, chopped, clawed, crenate, crenated, crenellated, crenulate, dentated, digital, digitate, digitated, embrasured, erose, fanged, fingered, gashed, incised, indented, jagged, jaggy, jawed, lacerate,… …

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  • 9serrate — Synonyms and related words: V shaped, Vandyke, Y shaped, akimbo, angular, battlemented, bent, blaze, chop, chopped, cornered, corrugated, cragged, craggy, crenate, crenated, crenellate, crenellated, crenulate, crimp, crinkled, crooked, crotched,… …

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  • 10serrate — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. serrated, saw edged or toothed, dentate; jagged; crenulate, scalloped. See sharpness …

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