serrate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin serrātus, past participle of serrō.

adj

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

verb

  1. To make serrate.
  2. To cut or divide in a jagged way.
    I … set off to check the other sheltered valleys that serrate the east side of Lundy. 2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 59

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