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crenula

crenula noun: a small notch.

Noun

crenula (plural crenulae)

  1. A small notch.

Forms of crenula

pluralcrenulae

Origin of crenula

From Latin *crēnula, diminutive of crēna (“incision; notch”).

Words formed from crenula

Questions about crenula

What does crenula mean?
Crenula means a small notch.
What part of speech is crenula?
Crenula is a noun.
What is the plural of crenula?
The plural of crenula is crenulae.

Words near crenula in the dictionary

  1. Crenshaw
  2. Crenshaw County
  3. Crenshaws
  4. crenuchid
  5. crenuchids
  6. crenula
  7. crenulae
  8. crenular
  9. crenulate
  10. crenulated
  11. crenulately

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