Serrate Definition

sĕrāt
serrated, serrates, serrating
adjective
Having sawlike notches along the edge, as some leaves.
Webster's New World
Forming a row of small sharp projections resembling the teeth of a saw.
Serrate teeth.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
verb
serrated, serrates
To make serrate.
Webster's New World

Origin of Serrate

  • Latin serrātus saw-shaped from serra saw

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

  • From Latin serratus, past participle of serrō.

    From Wiktionary

Serrate Sentence Examples

  • Leaf margins are finely serrate which give a look of a tooth, have a smooth upper surface but its lower surfaces are a bit prickly.

  • The Cerambycidae, or longhorn beetles, are recognizable by their slender, elongate feelers, which are never clubbed and rarely serrate.

  • The leaves of hemp have five to seven leaflets, the form of which is lanceolate-acuminate, with a serrate margin.

  • Most saw-fly larvae devour leaves, and the beautifully serrate processes of the ovipositor are well adapted for egg-laying in plant tissues.

  • They are as a rule of a very hardy character, thriving best in northern latitudes - the trees having round, slender branches, and serrate, deciduous leaves, with barren and fertile catkins on the same tree, and winged fruits, the so-called seeds.

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