Definition of Dentate leaf

1. Noun. A leaf having a toothed margin.

Generic synonyms: Foliage, Leaf, Leafage
Specialized synonyms: Denticulate Leaf

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dentate Leaf

dentally
dentals
dentarias
dentaries
dentary
dentary centre
dentate
dentate-ciliate
dentate-sinuate
dentate fascia
dentate fissure
dentate fracture
dentate gyri
dentate gyrus
dentate gyruses
dentate leaf (current term)
dentate ligament of spinal cord
dentate line
dentate nucleus
dentate nucleus of cerebellum
dentate suture
dentatectomy
dentated
dentately
dentation
dentations
dentatorubral cerebellar atrophy with polymyoclonus
dentatorubral fibres
dentatothalamic fibres
dentatothalamic tract

Literary usage of Dentate leaf

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Outlines of elementary botany by Alexander Silver (1877)
"Crenate leaf; c, dentate leaf; d, Serrate leaf; e, ... dentate leaf. Frequently the indentations are deeper than any of those yet mentioned, dividing the ..."

2. Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians by Wilfred William Robbins, John Peabody Harrington, Barbara W. Freire-Marreco (1916)
"Ka k\yf/eyw<fiy, 'tooth-edged leaf,' 'dentate leaf (ka, leaf; edge; ywq, toothed). ..."

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