biserrateadj.
/bʌɪˈsɛreɪt/ Notched like a saw, with the notches themselves similarly minutely notched.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > condition or action of indentation of edge > [adjective] > finely or serrated > with the notches themselves notched
biserrate1835
1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 2) ii. 358 When these teeth are themselves serrate, we say biserrate.
1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iii. 158 When the parenchyma does not reach the margin..the leaf is said to be..toothed..if the teeth are sharp..the leaf is serrate..if these teeth are themselves serrate, it is biserrate.
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