sharply
21sharply — sharp·ly …
22incised. Deeply and sharply cut, e.g. the leaflets of Cycas micholitzii. — Cf. pinnate, simple …
23sharp — sharply, adv. sharpness, n. /shahrp/, adj., sharper, sharpest, v., adv., n. adj. 1. having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife. 2. terminating in an edge or point; not blunt or rounded: The… …
24cristate — Sharply emarginate [Ingle, 1980] …
25pinnacanth — Sharply pointed structure intermediate between a leaflet and a spine, usually green and hence photosynthetic, e.g. as on the rachis of some species of Dioon, Encephalartos, and Macrozamia. See also prickle, tooth …
26tooth — Sharply tipped protrusion along a leaf or leaflet (or analogous structure) margin pointing away at an angle of 90°. See also serrate, dentate, spinose …
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