crenulate

[ kren-yuh-leyt, -lit ]

adjective

1. minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.

crenulate

/ ˈkrɛnjʊˌleɪt; -lɪt /

adjective

1. having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves

Word History and Origins

Origin of crenulate¹

1785–95; < New Latin crēnulātus, equivalent to crēnul ( a ) (diminutive of crēna notch; crenate ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of crenulate¹

C18: from New Latin crēnulātus, from crēnula, literally: a little notch; see crenel

Example Sentences

In the example selected for our plate the pinnules are oblong, obtuse and crenulate, or at most, crenately-toothed.

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Processes large near the ends of the major axis and not oblique to it, or scarcely so, the edges with a crenulate border.

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Petals (crenulate) and stamens 5, inserted on the margin of a cup-shaped disk which lines the base of the calyx.

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Crenulata means bearing notches, referring to the crenulate form of the gills, which are very distinct.

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The margin was entire, and not crenulate, as in many dolphins.

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