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serrulate

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ser⋅ru⋅late

  [ser-yuh-lit, -leyt, ser-uh-]
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–adjective
finely or minutely serrate, as a leaf.
Also, ser⋅ru⋅lat⋅ed.

Origin:
1785–95; < NL serrulātus, equiv. to L serrul(a) small saw (see serrate, -ule1 ) + -ātus -ate 1
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ser·ru·late   (sěr'yə-lĭt, -lāt', sěr'ə-)   
adj.  Having a minutely serrate margin, as in a leaflet of the rose.

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