denticulate

[ den-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

1. Botany, Zoology. finely dentate, as a leaf.
2. Architecture. having dentils.

denticulate

/ dɛnˈtɪkjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. biology very finely toothed

   denticulate leaves

2. having denticles
3. architect having dentils

Derived Forms

• denˈticulately, adverb

Other Words From

• den·tic·u·late·ly adverb
• mul·ti·den·tic·u·late adjective
• mul·ti·den·tic·u·lat·ed adjective
• sub·den·tic·u·late adjective
• sub·den·tic·u·lat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of denticulate¹

1655–65; < Latin denticulātus having small teeth, equivalent to denticul ( us ) denticle + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of denticulate¹

C17: from Latin denticulātus having small teeth

Example Sentences

Creeping; leaves somewhat rigid, repand, deeply lobed; lobes rounded, submucronate, the lower appressed, the upper convex with incurved apex; perianth ovate, denticulate.

From Project Gutenberg

Leaves.—Alternate; elliptic to oblong; denticulate or entire; leathery; one to four inches long; six to eighteen lines wide.

From Project Gutenberg

Beak incurvated as if broken, denticulate; feet webbed: 1 species.

From Project Gutenberg

Barbellate, said of the bristles of the pappus of some Composit� when beset with short, stiff hairs, longer than when denticulate, but shorter than when plumose.

From Project Gutenberg

Pelvic plate bearing three anteriorly diverging apophyses, and one denticulate ventromedian process for articulation to opposite plate.

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Related Words

• broken
• craggy
• irregular
• rugged
• uneven