denticulate

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English

Etymology

From Latin denticulātus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

denticulate (not comparable)

  1. (botany, zoology) Finely dentate, as a leaf edge; bearing many small toothlike structures.
    • 1904, Thomas R. R. Stebbing, “South African Crustacea. Part II.”, in 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.
  2. (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

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

denticulate (plural denticulates)

  1. A denticulated object.

Latin

Adjective

denticulāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of denticulātus
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