Crenulate Definition

krĕnyə-lĭt, -lāt
adjective
Having a margin or contour with shallow, usually rounded notches and projections; finely notched or scalloped.
A crenulate leaf; a crenulate coastline.
American Heritage Medicine
Having tiny notches or scallops, as some leaves or shells.
Webster's New World

(sciences) Minutely crenate or scalloped.

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Origin of Crenulate

  • New Latin crēnulātus from crēnula diminutive of Medieval Latin crēna notch

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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