dentate

[ den-teyt ]

/ ˈdɛn teɪt /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes.

Origin of dentate

1800–10; <Latin dentātus, equivalent to dent- (stem of dēns) tooth + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM dentate

den·tate·ly, adverbsub·den·tate, adjective

Words nearby dentate

dental sac, dental surgeon, dental syringe, dental technician, dentary, dentate, dentate gyrus, dentate nucleus of cerebellum, dentate suture, dentation, dent corn

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Example sentences from the Web for dentate

Six basal feet curved, divergent, lamellar, with a middle rib and dentate edges.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Horn pyramidal, stout, as long as the shell, with three dentate edges.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Dentate, or Toothed, when such teeth point outwards, instead of forwards; as in Fig. 143.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
The body is globular, the neck is very short and is ornamented with a dentate band.
Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley|William H. Holmes

Leaves complicate-bilobed, the upper lobe smaller, the lower succubous; margins entire or dentate or ciliate; underleaves none.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for dentate

dentate

/ (ˈdɛnteɪt) /

adjective

having teeth or toothlike processes

(of leaves) having a toothed margin

Derived forms of dentate

dentately, adverb

Word Origin for dentate

C19: from Latin dentātus

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Medical definitions for dentate

dentate

[ dĕn′tāt′ ]

adj.

Edged with toothlike projections; toothed.

Scientific definitions for dentate

dentate

[ dĕn′tāt′ ]

Edged with toothlike projections; toothed. Used of leaves, such as those of birches.

单词	dentate
释义	dentate [ den-teyt ] / ˈdɛn teɪt / adjective Botany, Zoology. having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes. Origin of dentate 1800–10; <Latin dentātus, equivalent to dent- (stem of dēns) tooth + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM dentate den·tate·ly, adverbsub·den·tate, adjective Words nearby dentate dental sac, dental surgeon, dental syringe, dental technician, dentary, dentate, dentate gyrus, dentate nucleus of cerebellum, dentate suture, dentation, dent corn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dentate Six basal feet curved, divergent, lamellar, with a middle rib and dentate edges. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel Horn pyramidal, stout, as long as the shell, with three dentate edges. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel Dentate, or Toothed, when such teeth point outwards, instead of forwards; as in Fig. 143. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray The body is globular, the neck is very short and is ornamented with a dentate band. Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley\|William H. Holmes Leaves complicate-bilobed, the upper lobe smaller, the lower succubous; margins entire or dentate or ciliate; underleaves none. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for dentate dentate / (ˈdɛnteɪt) / adjective having teeth or toothlike processes (of leaves) having a toothed margin Derived forms of dentate dentately, adverb Word Origin for dentate C19: from Latin dentātus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for dentate dentate [ dĕn′tāt′ ] adj. Edged with toothlike projections; toothed. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for dentate dentate [ dĕn′tāt′ ] Edged with toothlike projections; toothed. Used of leaves, such as those of birches. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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