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den⋅tate

  [den-teyt]
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–adjective Botany, Zoology.
having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.
Origin:
1800–10; < L dentātus, equiv. to dent- (s. of dēns) tooth + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
den⋅tate⋅ly, adverb
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den·tate   (děn'tāt')   


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adj.  Edged with toothlike projections; toothed: dentate leaves.

[Latin dentātus, from dēns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]
den'tate'ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: den·tate
Pronunciation: 'den-"tAt
Function: adjective
: having teeth or pointed conical projections
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

dentate den·tate (děn'tāt')
adj.
Edged with toothlike projections; toothed.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Science Dictionary
dentate   (děn'tāt')  Pronunciation Key 
Edged with toothlike projections; toothed. Used of leaves, such as those of birches.
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