Category:Serrate

Ser"rate, ser"ra*ted, a. Etym: [l. serratus, fr. serra a saw; perhaps Akin to secare to cut, e. saw a cutting instrument. Cf. Sierra.]

1. Notched on the edge, like a saw.

2. (bot.)

Defn: beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards; as, serrate Leaves. Doubly serrate, having small serratures upon the large ones, As the leaves of the elm. -- serrate-ciliate, having fine hairs, like the eyelashes, on the Serratures; -- said of a leaf. -- serrate-dentate, having the serratures toothed.