crenated

crenatecrenate leaf

cre·nate

C0739200 (krē′nāt′) also cre·nat·ed (-nā′tĭd)adj. Having a margin with low, rounded or scalloped projections: a crenate leaf.

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[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).]

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cre′nate′ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

crenated - having a margin with rounded scallopscrenate, scallopedrough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped