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   Cre·nate

   /ˈkrēˌnāt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a leaf or shell) having a round-toothed or scalloped edge.

   Word Origin late 18th century (earlier as crenated): from modern Latin crenatus, from popular Latin crena ‘notch’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crenated adjective
   • 2. crenation noun

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   Crenate means having the margin or surface cut into rounded scallops, like a crenate leaf. Learn the etymology, first known use, and examples of crenate from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Farm Idioms Quiz If you've got a pig in a poke - what exactly is a... The meaning of CRENATE is having the margin or surface cut into rounded scallops. How to use crenate in a sentence.

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   What is the origin of the word 'crenate'?

   • The word 'crenate' is a borrowing from Latin and its earliest known use as an adjective is in the late 1700s. The earliest evidence for this term is found in the writing of Thomas Martyn, a botanist, in 1785. The Latin etymon for crenate is crēnātus.

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   What is a crenate leaf?

   • Having a margin with low, rounded or scalloped projections: a crenate leaf. [New Latin crēnātus, from Late Medieval Latin crēna, notch, from a reading of an uncertain Latin word in a corrupt passage in Pliny the Elder (influenced by Old French cren, notch).] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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4. www.dictionary.com · browse · crenateCRENATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Crenate means having a scalloped margin, as certain leaves. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and discover its origin from Latin and New Latin words.

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   crenate. /ˌkriˈneɪt/. IPA guide. Other forms: crenately. Definitions of crenate. adjective. having a margin with rounded scallops. synonyms: crenated, scalloped. rough.

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   Crenate means having a margin with low, rounded or scalloped projections, as certain leaves. Learn the origin, pronunciation and synonyms of crenate from various dictionaries and sources.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com · dictionary · englishCRENATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Crenate means having a scalloped margin, as certain leaves. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, synonyms, and examples of crenate and crenated in British and American English.

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   The edges of the leaf are toothed, and may be crenate (with rounded edges), or serrate (with jagged edges). Ovate leaves 7-25 mm in length and 3-16 mm wide, with a crenate edge; petiolate. The hairy leaves are ovate to broad-ovate, 511.5 cm long, 35.5 cm wide with crenate margins.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective crenate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.