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crenulate
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cren·u·late  (krny-lt, -lt) also cren·u·lat·ed (-ltd)
adj.
Having a margin with very small, low, rounded teeth: a crenulate leaf.

[New Latin crnultus, from crnula, diminutive of Medieval Latin crna, notch.]

crenu·lation n.

crenulate [ˈkrɛnjʊˌleɪt -lɪt], crenulated
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves
[from New Latin crēnulātus, from crēnula, literally: a little notch; see crenel]
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Adj.1.crenulate - having a margin with small rounded teeth; "a crenulate leaf"
rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped


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