dentate
pronunciation
How to pronounce dentate in British English:
UK ['denteɪt]
How to pronounce dentate in American English:
US ['denteɪt]
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- Adjective:
- having toothlike projections in the margin
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Leaves linear-lanceolate , segments serrate or double dentate apically .
- 2. When dissected , the treated rats turned out to have three times the usual number of newborn neurons in a brain region called the dentate gyrus .
- 3. Leaf margin subregularly dentate , denticulate , or serrulate .
- 4. Leaf margin serrate or dentate .
- 5. Leaf margin entire or loosely dentate .