dentate

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having toothlike projections in the margin
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dentate \Den"tate\ (d[e^]n"t[asl]t), Dentated \Den"ta*ted\ (d[e^]n"t[asl]*t[e^]d), a. [L. dentatus, fr. dens, dentis, tooth.]

1.(Bot.) Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf. [1913 Webster]

2.(Zool.) Having teeth or toothlike points. See Illust. of Antenn[ae]. [1913 Webster]

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