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crenate

crenate leaf
(Elizabeth Morales)
(krē'nāt') pronunciation also cre·nat·ed (-nā'tĭd)
adj.
Having a margin with low, rounded or scalloped projections: a crenate leaf.

[New Latin crēnātus, from Late Medieval Latin crēna, notch, from a reading of an uncertain Latin word in a corrupt passage in Pliny the Elder (influenced by Old French cren, notch).]

crenately cre'nate'ly adv.

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(krē'nāt') or cre·nat·ed (-nā'tĭd)
adj.

Having a margin with low, rounded or scalloped projections or indentations.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having a margin with rounded scallops
  Synonyms: crenated, scalloped


 
 

 

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