Etymology

denticulate

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Today it means: Finely dentate, as a leaf edge; bearing many small toothlike structures. Full definition →

Latin denticulātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdenticulātus
  2. English todaydenticulate

First attested in 1661; borrowed from Latin denticulātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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