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crenate
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cre·nate  (krnt) also cre·nat·ed (-ntd)
adj.
Having a margin with low, rounded or scalloped projections: a crenate leaf.
[New Latin crntus, from Late Medieval Latin crna, notch, from a reading of an uncertain Latin word in a corrupt passage in Pliny the Elder (influenced by Old French cren, notch).]
crenately adv.
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crenate
crenate leaf
crenate [ˈkriːneɪt], crenated
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) having a scalloped margin, as certain leaves
[from New Latin crēnātus, from Medieval Latin, probably from Late Latin crēna a notch]
crenately  adv
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Adj.1.crenate - having a margin with rounded scallops
crenated, scalloped
rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped


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