denticulate
English
Etymology
From Latin denticulātus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt
Adjective
denticulate (not comparable)
- (botany, zoology) Finely dentate, as a leaf edge; bearing many small toothlike structures.
- 1904, Thomas R. R. Stebbing, "South African Crustacea. Part II." Marine Investigations in South Africa, Volume 2, page 80:
- […] the mouth is formed by a rather strong tooth over a denticulate margin, confronting what may be called the upper jaw,
- 1992, Rogers McVaugh, William R. Anderson, Flora Novo-Galiciana: Gymnosperms and Pteridophytes, page 430:
- Selaginella tarda differs from S. sertata in that the plants are smaller and lacking flagelliform shoots, the leaves are denticulate, and the median leaves are not peltate.
- 1904, Thomas R. R. Stebbing, "South African Crustacea. Part II." Marine Investigations in South Africa, Volume 2, page 80:
- (architecture) Having dentils or denticules.
- 2001, Ray McDevitt, Courthouses of California, page 330:
- Each is embellished with Italian Renaissance-inspired detail, including rusticated stonework, pedimented window hoods, consoles, cartouches, a denticulate cornice and a roof-mounted balustrade
- 2001, Ray McDevitt, Courthouses of California, page 330:
Derived terms
- denticulated
- denticulately
- microdenticulate
- multidenticulate
- nondenticulate
- plumodenticulate
- semidenticulate
- subdenticulate
Translations
(botany, zoology) finely dentate
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(architecture) having dentils
Noun
denticulate (plural denticulates)
- A denticulated object.
Latin
Adjective
denticulāte
- vocative masculine singular of denticulātus