denticulate
nounEtymology First attested in 1661; borrowed from Latin denticulātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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A denticulated object.
denticulate
adjEtymology First attested in 1661; borrowed from Latin denticulātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Biology, Botany, Natural sciences, Zoology Finely dentate, as a leaf edge; bearing many small toothlike structures.
- […]the mouth is formed by a rather strong tooth over a denticulate margin, confronting what may be called the upper jaw,1904, Thomas R. R. Stebbing, “South African Crustacea. Part II.”, in Marine Investigations in South Africa, volume 2, page 80:
- Selaginella tarda differs from S. sertata in that the plants are smaller and lacking flagelliform shoots, the leaves are denticulate, and the median leaves are not peltate.1992, Rogers McVaugh, William R. Anderson, Flora Novo-Galiciana: Gymnosperms and Pteridophytes, page 430:
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Architecture Having dentils or denticules.
- Each is embellished with Italian Renaissance-inspired detail, including rusticated stonework, pedimented window hoods, consoles, cartouches, a denticulate cornice and a roof-mounted balustrade2001, Ray McDevitt, Courthouses of California, page 330: