DENTICULATE


Meaning of DENTICULATE in English

-ˌlāt, -_lə̇t adjective

or den·tic·u·lat·ed -ˌlād.ə̇d

Etymology: Latin denticulatus, from denticulus + -atus -ate

1. : having small teeth : covered with small pointed projections

a denticulate shell

sometimes : repeatedly notched : serrate

margin of propodium denticulate

2. : cut into dentils

denticulated Doric cornice

3. : finely dentate

a denticulate leaf

• den·tic·u·late·ly adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.