Crenate

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  • adjective. Having a margin with low, rounded or scalloped projections.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Notched; indented; scalloped.
  • In entomology, having indentations, not sufficient to be called teeth, the exterior outline of which is rounded: said of a margin.
  • In fortification, same as crenelated. See also crenelle.
  • Also crenated.
  • noun. A zigzag or tooth-shaped work, or notch, in a wall or line of fortifications; a crenelle.
  • noun. A salt of crenic acid.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having the margin cut into rounded teeth notches, or scallops.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.
  • noun. Any salt or ester of crenic acid
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having a margin with rounded scallops
  • Word Usage
    "To 4 cm long, broadly ovate, very aromatic with a blunt or rounded apex, margin with blunt notches (crenate), upper surface rough."
    Equivalent
    crenated  rough  
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    Words with the same meaning