runcinate

runcinateruncinate leaf

run·ci·nate

R0346700 (rŭn′sə-nāt′)adj. Botany Having saw-toothed divisions directed away from the apex: runcinate leaves.

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[Latin runcinātus, past participle of runcināre, to plane, from runcina, carpenter's plane, formerly taken to mean saw, alteration (influenced by runcāre, to weed, pluck) of Greek rhukanē, carpenter's plane.]

runcinate

(ˈrʌnsɪnɪt; -ˌneɪt) adj (Botany) (of a leaf) having a saw-toothed margin with the teeth or lobes pointing backwards[C18: from New Latin runcīnātus, from Latin runcīnāre to plane off, from runcīna a carpenter's plane]

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Adj.

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runcinate - having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leavesrough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped