crenature

[ kren-uh-cher, kree-nuh- ]

noun

1. a crenation.
2. a notch or indentation between crenations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crenature¹

First recorded in 1810–20; crenate + -ure

Example Sentences

Twice crenated, as in the case of leaves whose crenatures are themselves crenate.

From Project Gutenberg

This occasionally happens from the elongation of the normally placed sorus, which thus extends to the margin, and returns on the upper side, when the sori chance to be placed opposite to the marginal crenatures.

From Project Gutenberg

The margins of these leaf-like branches are more or less crenately notched, the notches representing buds, as do the spine-clusters in the spiny genera; and from these crenatures the large showy flowers are produced.

From Project Gutenberg