serrate

English
The serrated edges of tiger shark teeth
A hunting knife with a serrated back edge
Serrated leaves of the stinging nettle, Urtica dioica

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin serrātus, past participle of serrō.

Adjective

serrate (comparative more serrate, superlative most serrate)

  1. Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.
    Many click beetles have serrate antennae.
  2. (botany) (leaves) Having tooth-like projections pointed away from the petiole.

Usage notes

Serrate is used in some scientific communities; for common usage, serrated is typically the more appropriate term.

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Verb

serrate (third-person singular simple present serrates, present participle serrating, simple past and past participle serrated)

  1. To make serrate.

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Italian

Noun

serrate f

  1. plural of serrata

Verb

serrate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of serrare
  2. second-person plural imperative of serrare
  3. feminine plural of serrato

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Latin

Verb

serrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of serrō
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