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adj.
  1. Having or forming a row of small sharp projections resembling the teeth of a saw: serrate teeth; a serrate talon.
  2. Having a saw-toothed edge or margin notched with toothlike projections: serrate leaves.
tr.v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

To make serrate or saw-toothed; jag the edge of.

[Latin serrātus, saw-shaped, from serra, saw.]


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Definition: jagged
Antonyms: smooth, straight


 
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(ser′āt-ed)
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Having a jagged or notched edge; saw-toothed.

 

Having sharp, forward-pointing teeth on the margin. Usually refers to leaves.

 
 
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