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/kren"yeuh layt', -lit/, adj.minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.Also, crenulated.[1785-95; < NL crenulatus, equiv. to crenul(a) (dim. of crena notch; see CRENATE) + -atus -ATE1]
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Crenulate — Cren u*late (kr?n ? l?t), Crenulated Cren u*la ted ( l? t?d), a. [Dim. of crenate.] (Bot.) Minutely crenate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crenulate — [kren′yo͞olāt΄idkren′yo͞o lit, kren′yo͞olāt΄] adj. [ModL crenulatus < crenula, dim. < VL crena, a notch, groove] having tiny notches or scallops, as some leaves or shells: also crenulated [kren′yo͞olāt΄id] … English World dictionary
crenulate — adjective having a margin with small rounded teeth a crenulate leaf • Syn: ↑crenulated • Similar to: ↑rough … Useful english dictionary
crenulate — adjective see crenulated … New Collegiate Dictionary
crenulate — minutely crenate or scalloped … Dictionary of ichthyology
crenulate — adj. [L. dim. crena, notch] Finely notched or scalloped; plicate; annulet … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
crenulate — adjective Minutely crenate or scalloped … Wiktionary
crenulate — (Order Isopoda): Having a scalloped edge with rounded teeth, usually used to refer to the margin of a structure [Kensley and Schotte, 1989] … Crustacea glossary
crenulate — [ krɛnjʊleɪt] adjective technical having a finely scalloped or notched outline or edge. Derivatives crenulated adjective crenulation noun Origin C18: from mod. L. crenulatus, from crenula, dimin. of crena notch … English new terms dictionary
crenulate — Having minute rounded teeth, e.g. the megasporophyll margins of Cycas thouarsii. See also crenate. Cf. spinulose … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
