serrate
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Serrate, or Saw-toothed, when the margin only is cut into sharp teeth, like those of a saw, and pointing forwards; as in Fig.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
Serrate: saw-toothed, the teeth set toward one end.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Crinkled oak-leaves, twinkling in the sun, Splashed by midday showers, dripping cold— Serrate oak-leaves, silvered by the sun That has brushed yon dull brown grass with gold.
From Memorial Day and Other Verse by Reed, Helen Leah
Serrate, having teeth directed forward, like the teeth of a saw.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth
Serrate band around the neck; body with broad band and large circular spaces, each having four dark indentations.
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