subdentate

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adjective

Imperfectly dentate; having a vaguely toothlike shape.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivesubdentate (comparative more subdentate, superlative most subdentate)

comparative more subdentate · superlative most subdentate

  1. Imperfectly dentate; having a vaguely toothlike shape.

Origin

  1. Latinsubdentātus
  2. Englishsubdentate

Borrowed from Latin subdentātus. By surface analysis, sub- + dentate.

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Translations

Latin subdentātus
  • subdentātusTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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