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serrulate

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ser·ru·late  (sry-lt, -lt, sr-) also ser·ru·lat·ed (-ltd)
adj.
Having a minutely serrate margin, as in a leaflet of the rose.

[New Latin serrultus, from Latin serrula, diminutive of serra, saw.]

serrulate [ˈsɛrʊˌleɪt -lɪt], serrulated
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (esp of leaves) minutely serrate
[from New Latin serrulātus, from Latin serrula diminutive of serra a saw]
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Adj.1.serrulate - minutely serrated
rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped


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