- denticulate
- A surface invested with denticulettes [Ingle, 1992].Having denticles [Wilson, 1989].(Order Isopoda):Having fine teeth [Kensley and Schotte, 1989].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
denticulate
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Denticulate — Den*tic u*late, Denticulated Den*tic u*la ted, a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See {Denticle}.] Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. {Den*tic u*late*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
denticulate — [den tik′yo͞o lit, den tik′yo͞olāt΄] adj. [L denticulatus] 1. having denticles 2. having dentils 3. Bot. finely dentate: Also denticulated denticulately adv … English World dictionary
denticulate — or denticulated adjective Date: 1661 1. finely dentate or serrate < a denticulate shell > < a denticulate margin of a leaf > 2. cut into dentils • denticulation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
denticulate — adjective a) finely dentate, as a leaf The denticulate maple leaf has a toothed margin b) having dentils … Wiktionary
denticulate — tooth bearing or having denticles. Also spelt dendiculate … Dictionary of ichthyology
denticulate — denticulately, adv. /den tik yeuh lit, layt /, adj. 1. Bot., Zool. finely dentate, as a leaf. 2. Archit. having dentils. Also, denticulated. [1655 65; < L denticulatus having small teeth, equiv. to denticul(us) DENTICLE + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
denticulate — den·tic·u·late den tik yə lət or den·tic·u·lat·ed .lāt əd adj finely dentate or serrate … Medical dictionary
denticulate — adj. serrated, having toothlike projections … English contemporary dictionary
denticulate — [dɛn tɪkjʊlət] adjective having small teeth or tooth like projections. Derivatives denticulated adjective … English new terms dictionary
denticulate — Finely dentate, e.g. the leaflet margins of Zamia amazonum. See also serrulate … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
