serrate

IPA: sˈɛreɪt

verb

  • To make serrate.
  • To cut or divide in a jagged way.

adjective

  • Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.
  • (botany) Of leaves: having tooth-like projections pointed away from the petiole.
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Examples of "serrate" in Sentences

  • The margins are serrate.
  • The ends of the hooks are serrated.
  • The edges of the leaflets are finely toothed or serrated.
  • It is occasionally serrate or minutely sawtoothed on the forewing.
  • The leaflets are lanceolate, serrate, to in length, and sharply toothed.
  • The leaflets are thin and soft to the touch with sharply serrated margins.

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