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Definition of Crenate leaf
1. Noun. A leaf having a scalloped margin.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crenate Leaf
Literary usage of Crenate leaf
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botanical Commentaries by Jonathan Stokes (1830)
"The projecting lobes between the sinuses of a crenate leaf. 168. Crenatus. Crenate.
Leaf. The margin with incisions pointing towards neither extremity. ..."
2. Elements of Botany: Or, Outlines of the Natural History of Vegetables by Benjamin Smith Barton (1804)
"... a crenate leaf, having the edge cut with angular or circular incisures, not
inclining towards either extremity ..."
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