dentate

dentatedentate leaf

den·tate

D0135600 (dĕn′tāt′)adj.1. Edged with toothlike projections; toothed: dentate leaves.2. Chemistry Having a binding site. Used of ligands.

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[Latin dentātus, from dēns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]

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den′tate′ly adv.

dentate

(ˈdɛnteɪt) adj1. (Biology) having teeth or toothlike processes2. (Botany) (of leaves) having a toothed margin[C19: from Latin dentātus] ˈdentately adv

den•tate

(ˈdɛn teɪt)

adj. having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes: a dentate leaf. [1800–10; < Latin dentātus=dent-, s. of dēns tooth + -ātus -ate¹] den′tate•ly, adv.

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Adj.

1.

dentate - having toothlike projections in the marginrough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped