denticulate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin denticulātus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt
Adjective[edit]
denticulate (not comparable)
- (botany, zoology) Finely dentate, as a leaf edge; bearing many small toothlike structures.
- 1904, Thomas R. R. Stebbing, “South African Crustacea. Part II.”, in Marine Investigations in South Africa, volume 2, page 80:
- […] the mouth is formed by a rather strong tooth over a denticulate margin, confronting what may be called the upper jaw,
- 1992, Rogers McVaugh, William R. Anderson, Flora Novo-Galiciana: Gymnosperms and Pteridophytes, page 430:
- Selaginella tarda differs from S. sertata in that the plants are smaller and lacking flagelliform shoots, the leaves are denticulate, and the median leaves are not peltate.
- (architecture) Having dentils or denticules.
- 2001, Ray McDevitt, Courthouses of California, page 330:
- Each is embellished with Italian Renaissance-inspired detail, including rusticated stonework, pedimented window hoods, consoles, cartouches, a denticulate cornice and a roof-mounted balustrade
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
(botany, zoology) finely dentate
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Noun[edit]
denticulate (plural denticulates)
- A denticulated object.
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
denticulāte