crenature

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noun

A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; a crenelle.

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Meanings

nouncrenature (plural crenatures)

plural crenatures

  1. biologyA rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; a crenelle.
  2. The state of being crenated or notched.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone 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.)

Similar
scallopcrenationcrenelcrenelle
Broader
curvecurved shape
Also see
crenationcrenelscallop

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

crenature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crenature

MLA

“crenature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crenature. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crenature,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crenature.

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