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serrate

[ adjective ser-eyt, -it; verb ser-eyt, suh-reyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, ser·rat·ed, ser·rat·ing.

to make serrate or serrated:
He serrated the knives so they would cut meat easily.

serrate

Origin of serrate¹

1590–1600; < Latin serrātus, equivalent to serr ( a ) saw + -ātus -ate ¹

Origin of serrate¹

C17: from Latin serrātus saw-shaped, from serra a saw

They are obtuse or somewhat acute, and have the edges crenate, or more or less distinctly serrate with sharp incurved teeth.

The beaks are well developed and finely serrate in all species.

This is generally done with an instrument of bone, cut something in the shape of a small adz, with a serrate edge.

His description is as follows: Leaves cordate, dentate-serrate, glabrous on both sides.

The cherries are trees of moderate size and shrubs, having smooth, serrate leaves and white flowers.

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