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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