denticulate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɛnˈtɪkjʊlɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(den tik′yə lit, -lāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
den•tic•u•late  (den tik′yə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Botany, Zoologyfinely dentate, as a leaf.
  2. [Archit.]having dentils.
Also, den•tic′u•lat′ed. 
  • Latin denticulātus having small teeth, equivalent. to denticul(us) denticle + -ātus -ate1
  • 1655–65
den•tic′u•late•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
denticulate / dɛnˈtɪkjʊlɪt -ˌleɪt/, denticulated / dɛnˈtɪkjʊˌleɪtɪd/
  1. very finely toothed: denticulate leaves
  2. having dentils
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin denticulātus having small teeth
'denticulate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bidenticulate - denticulation - scale

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