Definition of Serated
{ Ser"rate (?), Ser"ra*ted (?), }
a. [L. serratus, fr. serra a saw;
perhaps akin to secare to cut, E. saw a cutting
instrument. Cf. Sierra.] 1. Notched on
the edge, like a saw.
2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing
forwards or upwards; as, serrate leaves.
Doubly serrate, having small serratures upon
the large ones, as the leaves of the elm. -- Serrate-
ciliate, having fine hairs, like the eyelashes, on the
serratures; -- said of a leaf. -- Serrate-
dentate, having the serratures toothed.
{ Ser"rate (?), Ser"ra*ted (?), }
a. [L. serratus, fr. serra a saw;
perhaps akin to secare to cut, E. saw a cutting
instrument. Cf. Sierra.] 1. Notched on
the edge, like a saw.
2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing
forwards or upwards; as, serrate leaves.
Doubly serrate, having small serratures upon
the large ones, as the leaves of the elm. -- Serrate-
ciliate, having fine hairs, like the eyelashes, on the
serratures; -- said of a leaf. -- Serrate-
dentate, having the serratures toothed.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- saw-like.
That knife has a serrated blade.
- Having a row of tooth-like projections.
Maple leaves have serrated edges.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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