denticulate
Origin of denticulate
1- Also den·tic·u·lat·ed [den-tik-yuh-ley-tid] /dɛnˈtɪk yəˌleɪ tɪd/ .
Other words from denticulate
- 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
Words Nearby denticulate
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How to use denticulate in a sentence
The well-defined calyculus is narrowed below and eroded or denticulate above.
The North American Slime-Moulds | Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBrideAchenes slender or spindle-shaped; pappus a single row of rather rigid and strongly roughened-denticulate bristles.
Perianth cylindrical, scarcely or not at all compressed, pluriplicate, denticulate.
Four edges of the spines denticulate; their outer free part about as long as the radius of the shell.
The edges of the spines are commonly smooth, rarely denticulate or serrate.
British Dictionary definitions for denticulate
/ (dɛnˈtɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /
biology very finely toothed: denticulate leaves
having denticles
architect having dentils
Origin of denticulate
1Derived forms of denticulate
- denticulately, adverb
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