run·ci·nate (r n s -n t )adj. Botany Having saw-toothed divisions directed backward: runcinate leaves. [Latin runcin tus, past participle of runcinre, to plane, from runcina, carpenter's plane, formerly taken to mean saw, alteration (influenced by runcre, to weed, pluck) of Greek rhukan , carpenter's plane.] |   runcinate leaf |
runcinate [ˈrʌnsɪnɪt -ˌneɪt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a leaf) having a saw-toothed margin with the teeth or lobes pointing backwards
[from New Latin runcīnātus, from Latin runcīnāre to plane off, from runcīna a carpenter's plane]
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| Adj. | 1. | runcinate - having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped |
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