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subdentate

subdentate adjective: imperfectly dentate; having a vaguely toothlike shape.

Adjective

subdentate (comparative more subdentate, superlative most subdentate)

  1. Imperfectly dentate; having a vaguely toothlike shape.

Forms of subdentate

comparativemore subdentate
superlativemost subdentate

Origin of subdentate

Borrowed from Latin subdentātus. By surface analysis, sub- + dentate.

Questions about subdentate

What does subdentate mean?
Subdentate means imperfectly dentate; having a vaguely toothlike shape.
What part of speech is subdentate?
Subdentate is an adjective.

Words near subdentate in the dictionary

  1. subdendritic
  2. subdenomination
  3. subdenominations
  4. subdensities
  5. subdental
  6. subdentate
  7. subdentated
  8. subdented
  9. subdenticulate
  10. subdepartment
  11. subdepartments

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