crenulate

[ kren-yuh-leyt, -lit or kren-yuh-ley-tid ]

/ ˈkrɛn yəˌleɪt, -lɪt or ˈkrɛn yəˌleɪ tɪd /

minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.

Origin of crenulate

1785–95; < New Latin crēnulātus, equivalent to crēnul(a) (diminutive of crēna notch; see crenate) + -ātus -ate¹

Petals (crenulate) and stamens 5, inserted on the margin of a cup-shaped disk which lines the base of the calyx.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray
Crenulata means bearing notches, referring to the crenulate form of the gills, which are very distinct.

The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard
Crenulate: with small scallops, evenly rounded and rather deeply curved.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
The margin was entire, and not crenulate, as in many dolphins.

The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae |Frederick True

Processes large near the ends of the major axis and not oblique to it, or scarcely so, the edges with a crenulate border.

The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity |Charles Sumner Boyer

crenulate

/ (ˈkrɛnjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt) /

having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves

C18: from New Latin crēnulātus, from crēnula, literally: a little notch; see crenel