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Dentated

{

Den′tate

(dĕn′tā̍t)

,

Den′ta-ted

(dĕn′tā̍-tĕd)

, }

Adj.

[L.

dentatus

, fr.

dens

,

dentis

, tooth.]

1.

(Bot.)

Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward;

as, a

dentate

leaf

.

2.

(Zool.)

Having teeth or toothlike points. See Illust. of

.