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crenate

[ kree-neyt ]

adjective

  1. having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.


crenate

/ ˈkriːneɪt; ˈkriːneɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. having a scalloped margin, as certain leaves
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcrenately, adverb
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Other Words From

  • non·cre·nate adjective
  • non·cre·nat·ed adjective
  • sub·cre·nate adjective
  • sub·cre·nate·ly adverb
  • sub·cre·nat·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crenate1

1785–95; < New Latin crēnātus, equivalent to Latin crēn ( a ) a notch, serration (a word occurring in some manuscripts of Pliny, identified with a semantically related set of Rom words; crenel ) + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crenate1

C18: from New Latin crēnātus, from Medieval Latin, probably from Late Latin crēna a notch
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Example Sentences

They are obtuse or somewhat acute, and have the edges crenate, or more or less distinctly serrate with sharp incurved teeth.

The thick, pendulous lips under his ragged mustache curled backward, exposing a crenate row of jagged brown teeth.

The leaves are cordate or almost round, divided into five or seven shallow, crenate lobes.

Leaves simple, ovate, evenly crenate or serrate, smooth on the upper surface and woolly on the lower.

The foot is similar to that of the Solens, but crenate round its anterior disk.

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