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cren·u·late C0739700 (krĕn′yə-lĭt, -lāt′) or cren·u·lat·ed (-lā′tĭd)adj. Having a margin or contour with shallow, usually rounded notches and projections; finely notched or scalloped: a crenulate leaf; a crenulate coastline.
[New Latin crēnulātus, from crēnula, diminutive of Medieval Latin crēna, notch.]
cren′u·la′tion n.crenulate (ˈkrɛnjʊˌleɪt; -lɪt) or crenulatedadj (Biology) having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves[C18: from New Latin crēnulātus, from crēnula, literally: a little notch; see crenel]cren•u•late (ˈkrɛn yəˌleɪt, -lɪt) also cren′u•lat`ed,
adj. minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves. [1785–95; < New Latin crēnulātus=crēnul(a), diminutive of crēna notch (see crenate) + -ātus -ate1] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | crenulate - having a margin with small rounded teeth; "a crenulate leaf"crenulatedrough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped |
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crenulate[′kren·əl‚āt] (biology) Having a minutely crenate margin. crenulateenUK
crenulate (krĕn′yə-lĭt, -lāt′) or crenulated (-lā′tĭd)adj. Having a margin or contour with shallow, usually rounded notches and projections; finely notched or scalloped: a crenulate leaf; a crenulate coastline.
cren′u·la′tion n.crenulateenUK
Synonyms for crenulateadj having a margin with small rounded teethSynonymsRelated Words |