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noun
A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; a crenelle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
The state of being crenated or notched.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scallop, crenation, crenel, crenelle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: curve, curved shape
History
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