runcinate

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adjective

Having tooth-like projections pointing away from the apex.

Similar
retroserraterough
OriginLatin runcinatus →
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Meanings

adjectiveruncinate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving tooth-like projections pointing away from the apex.

    Synonyms: retroserrate

  2. not comparablebiologyHaving a lacerated aspect with the projection pointing away from the apex, like dandelion leaves.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving tooth-like projections pointing away from the apex.

Similar
retroserrate

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves

Similar
rough
Also see
retroserrate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinruncinatus
  2. Englishruncinate

From Latin runcinatus, from runcinare (“to plane off”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian назъбен
  • назъбен (nazăben)Translations
Italian roncinato
  • roncinatoTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

runcinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runcinate

MLA

“runcinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runcinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runcinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runcinate.

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