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crispate

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cris·pate  (krspt) also cris·pat·ed (-ptd)
adj.
Curled or ruffled, as the margins of certain leaves.

[Latin crisptus, past participle of crispre, to curl, from crispus, curly; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.]

crispate [ˈkrɪspeɪt -pɪt], crispated, crisped
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) having a curled or waved appearance
[from Latin crispāre to curl]
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Adj.1.crispate - wavy or notched and curled very irregularly
rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped


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