˜yÐÄvlog

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crenature

[ kren-uh-cher, kree-nuh- ]

noun

  1. a crenation.
  2. a notch or indentation between crenations.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crenature1

First recorded in 1810–20; crenate + -ure
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Example Sentences

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Twice crenated, as in the case of leaves whose crenatures are themselves crenate.

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This occasionally happens from the elongation of the normally placed sorus, which thus extends to the margin, and returns on the upper side, when the sori chance to be placed opposite to the marginal crenatures.

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The margins of these leaf-like branches are more or less crenately notched, the notches representing buds, as do the spine-clusters in the spiny genera; and from these crenatures the large showy flowers are produced.

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