dentateadj.
/ˈdɛnteɪt/, U.S. /ˈdɛnˌteɪt/ a. Having ‘teeth’ or tooth-like projections along the edge; toothed. Chiefly in Zoology and Botany; in Botany spec. of leaves having sharp teeth directed outwards.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > condition or action of indentation of edge > [adjective] > finely or serrated
tootheda1387
serratile?1541
dented1552
denticle1574
sawed1607
comb-like1615
denticulate1661
denticulated1665
serrate1668
serrated1703
dentated1753
dentulated1796
dentelated1797
dentate1810
serratiform1821
serriform1822
teethed1825
saw-edged1846
serried1848
saw-toothed1857
denticular1878
saw tooth1884
1810 W. Roxburgh in Asiatick Researches 11 350 With the margin elegantly laciniate-dentate.
1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 34 Shell gibbous..outer lip generally dentate.
1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 271 The leaf is merely toothed (dentate).
1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 157 Lamellæ of the cells dentate or denticulate.
b. In combination, as dentate-crenate, etc.: see dentato- comb. form.
ΚΠ
1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict.
Derivatives
ˈdentately adv.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1810