dentate

[ den-teyt ]

adjectiveBotany, Zoology.
  1. having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.

Origin of dentate

1
1800–10; <Latin dentātus, equivalent to dent- (stem of dēns) tooth + -ātus-ate1

Other words from dentate

  • den·tate·ly, adverb
  • sub·den·tate, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dentate

dentate

/ (ˈdɛnteɪt) /


adjective
  1. having teeth or toothlike processes

  2. (of leaves) having a toothed margin

Origin of dentate

1
C19: from Latin dentātus

Derived forms of dentate

  • dentately, adverb

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Scientific definitions for dentate

dentate

[ dĕntāt′ ]


  1. Edged with toothlike projections; toothed. Used of leaves, such as those of birches.

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