crenaturen.
/ˈkrɛnətjʊə//ˈkriːnətjʊə//ˈkrɛnətʃə//ˈkriːnətʃə/ Botany and Zoology.
A rounded tooth or denticulation on the margin of a leaf, etc. Also sometimes applied to the notches or indentations between the teeth.
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incision1578
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crenature1815
emargination1831
crenel1835
crenation1846
crenulation1846
1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. xiv. 454 Mining into the very crenatures between the two surfaces of the leaf.
1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) iv. 26 Leaflets 3-lobed, with ovate, rounded crenatures.
1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) ii. 177 The leaves..produce young plants from buds originating in the notches (crenatures) of the margin.
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