crenate

[kree-neyt] /ˈkri neɪt/
adjective
1.
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
Also, crenated.
Origin
1785-95; < Neo-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; see crenel) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
noncrenate, adjective
noncrenated, adjective
subcrenate, adjective
subcrenately, adverb
subcrenated, adjective
Examples from the web for crenate
  • The margins of the segments are entire to shallowly crenate.
  • Leaflets are elliptical in shape, with crenate to serrate margins.
  • Margins crenate to truncate-crenate, sinus often thickened.
British Dictionary definitions for crenate

crenate

/ˈkriːneɪt/
adjective
1.
having a scalloped margin, as certain leaves
Derived Forms
crenately, adverb
Word Origin
C18: from New Latin crēnātus, from Medieval Latin, probably from Late Latin crēna a notch
crenate in Medicine

crenate cre·nate (krē'nāt') or cre·nat·ed (-nā'tĭd)
adj.
Having a margin with low, rounded or scalloped projections or indentations.