serriform

[ ser-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. resembling the notched edge of a saw; serrated.

serriform

/ ˈsɛrɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. biology resembling a notched or sawlike edge

Word History and Origins

Origin of serriform¹

1815–25; serri- (combining form of Latin serra saw) + -form

Word History and Origins

Origin of serriform¹

serri-, from Latin serra saw

Example Sentences

In the second day and the 19th round of the spelldown, 13-year-old Betty Morgan, whose horn-blowing, flag-waving claque from Washington's St. Thomas Apostle School had cheered her through spinosity, serriform and caliginous, choked up on chiaus.

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