denticulate

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Barbellate, said of the bristles of the pappus of some Composit� when beset with short, stiff hairs, longer than when denticulate, but shorter than when plumose.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Edge of gills denticulate, dark coloured. pelianthina, Bolton.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Involucral leaves 2, clasping; perianth ovate-oblong, laterally compressed above a subterete base, the apex at length bilabiate, denticulate.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Achenes short, 3–4-sided, or in the disk laterally flattened, roughened on the sides, hairy at the summit; pappus none, or an obscure denticulate crown.—An annual rough herb, with slender stems and opposite leaves.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Cones 3 to 5 in. long, oval, obtuse, very persistent, grayish-brown in color; scales thin, truncate, slightly denticulate; seeds quite large and irregular in form.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)