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Keywords: Saw, Tooth, Teeth, Notched, Apex
Notched on the edge, like a saw.
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Beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards; as, serrate leaves.
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Having notches or teeth like the cutting edge of a saw
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with regular, saw-like, teeth
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a. (L. serrare, to saw) notched on edge like a saw; having sharp notches along the edge pointing toward the apex; as, a serrate leaf. When a serrate leaf has small serratures upon the large ones, it is said to be double serrate, as in the elm. A serrate-ciliate leaf is one having fine hairs, like eyelashes, on the serratures. A serrate-dentate leaf has the serratures toothed.
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(see: Leaf Shapes graphic.)
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Saw-toothed with the teeth angled toward the apex, sharp teeth.
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Having a row of short tooth-like denticles.
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toothed like .a saw. See Fig $16.
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margin with sharp forward-pointing teeth.
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Toothed or saw-like edges.
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(leaf). Margins with a saw-tooth outline. (See also Leaf Margins.)
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Regularly toothed Gezaagd
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Having a saw-tooth like margin. [drawing
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(Margin) - With sharp teeth.
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With teeth projecting forward.
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saw-toothed; teeth pointed forward
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Toothed with the teeth pointing away from the stem or base.
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Leaves with forward-pointing teeth surrounding entire edge.
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regularly toothed; crenate, as a margin
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toothed or with sharp notches along the edge like a saw.
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notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
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Saw-edged, with sharp teeth.
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Edged with toothlike projections, as in a saw.
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Having margins with sharp teeth.
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A sharply toothed leaf margin. Serrations are conspicuous on some species; on other species they may only be visible with magnification.* Go Back
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With edges like a saw blade.
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with teeth like saw (cutting edge of bill)
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Having sawlike notches along the edge.
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a margin armed with sharp teeth which point forward like the teeth of a saw.
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toothed, like a saw blade.
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Leaf margin with forward pointing teeth.
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A leaf margin with sharp teeth pointing forward, like a saw.
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having an edge with small, sharp, tooth-like projections
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toothed, with asymmetrical teeth pointing forward.
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Saw-toothed, with sharp, forward-pointing teeth.
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( Sair-rate): with teeth along the edge; saw-like.
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usually used for a leaf-margin: saw-toothed with the teeth pointing forward.
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Saw-toothed, with the teeth pointing toward the apex.
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A type of leaf margin which has sharp teeth that are angled forward towards the apex of the leaf blade. Compare "entire".
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With sharp teeth along the margin pointing forward.
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toothed so as to resemble a saw.
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leaf margin cut into sharp teeth pointing forward.
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Leaves with toothed, saw-like margins.
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The condition where the margins of a leaf (or leaflet) have small jagged projections; examples include the leaves of Hackberry. A doubly serrated leaf has fine serrations that occur on the edges of larger serrations; an example is the leaf of American Elm. A leaf (or leaflet) that has smooth margins is called "entire", such as in Pawpaw.
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Sawtooth margin of a leaf with the teeth pointed forward.
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Saw-edged leaf design.
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having small, pointy teeth that point toward the tip of the leaf.
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