crenature : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: crenature	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for crenature
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crenature n one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) Synonym(s): scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crenature \Cren"a*ture\ (kr?n"?-t?r [or] kr?"n?-; 135), n. 1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; -- called also {crenelle}. 2. The state of being crenated or notched.