sinuate
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Dorsal fin sinuated, narrowed in the middle and broadest behind.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
In the first, fourth, and eighth class the leaf differs from the rest; the fourth is more sinuated; the eighth has a large broad leaf not at all sinuated.
From A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship by Bligh, William
The leaves are short and small, dark-green, with white veins, much sinuated, deeply indented, and form a regular radius round the flower.
From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing
Fold upon fold—utterly, unspeakably arid—the flank of the main dune sinuated away towards the north-west.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
Head greenish yellow, deeply punctured, a black band, sinuated in front between the eyes, on the back part of the head.