serrate
111bi|ser|rate — «by SEHR ayt, iht», adjective. 1. Botany. doubly serrate. A biserrate leaf is notched like a saw, with each notch also notched. 2. Zoology. serrate on both sides: »a biserrate antenna …
112ser|rat|ed — «SEHR ay tihd», adjective. = serrate. (Cf. ↑serrate) …
113ser|rate — «SEHR ayt, iht», adjective, verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. –adj. notched like the edge of a saw; toothed: »a serrate leaf. –v.t. to make serrate; notch like a saw. ╂[< Latin serrātus < serra a saw] …
114ser|ra|tion — «seh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. a serrate edge or formation. 2. one of its series of notches. 3. a serrate condition …
115ser|ri|corn — «SEHR uh krn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having serrate antennae. 2. belonging to a group of beetles whose antennae are usually serrate, such as the firefly. –n. a serricorn beetle. ╂[< New Latin serricornis < Latin serra saw + cornū horn] …
116ser|ried — ser|ried1 «SEHR eed», adjective. crowded closely together: »On every side rose up the serried ranks of pine trees (Bret Harte). SYNONYM(S): compact, dense. ╂[adjectival use of past participle of serry] ser|ried2 «SEHR eed», adjective. jagged or… …
117Pectinate — Pec ti*na te, Pectinated Pec ti*na ted, a. [L. pectinatus, p. pr. of pectinare to comb, from pecten, inis, a comb; cf. Gr. ? to comb, AS. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.] 1. Resembling the teeth of a comb. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Having… …
118Pectinate claw — Pectinate Pec ti*na te, Pectinated Pec ti*na ted, a. [L. pectinatus, p. pr. of pectinare to comb, from pecten, inis, a comb; cf. Gr. ? to comb, AS. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.] 1. Resembling the teeth of a comb. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat.… …
119Pectinated — Pectinate Pec ti*na te, Pectinated Pec ti*na ted, a. [L. pectinatus, p. pr. of pectinare to comb, from pecten, inis, a comb; cf. Gr. ? to comb, AS. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.] 1. Resembling the teeth of a comb. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat.… …
120Saw-toothed — a. Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate. [1913 Webster] …
