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Definition of Serrate leaf
1. Noun. A leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Serrate Leaf
Literary usage of Serrate leaf
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Flora of the Alps by Alfred William Bennett (1897)
"serrate, leaf-stalk 2-3 times as long as the deciduous stipules; stony woods,
frequent. R. saxatilis, L.; leaves with short stalks, elliptical, crenulate; ..."
2. A Glossary of Botanic Terms, with Their Derivation and Accent by Benjamin Daydon Jackson (1905)
"Ser'ra (Lat., a saw), the tooth of a serrate leaf ... the toothing of a serrate
leaf ; ser'rulate, serrula'tus, serrate, but the teeth minute ..."
3. The American Botanist and Florist: Including Lessons in the Structure, Life by Alphonso Wood (1875)
"387 381 381, serrate leaf of Chestnut. ... serrate leaf of Elm. 383, Dentate leaf
of Arrow-wood 384, ..."
4. Lessons in the Structure, Life, and Growth of Plants, for Schools and Academies by Alphonso Wood, Oliver Rivington Willis (1889)
"367 381, serrate leaf of Chestnut. ... serrate leaf of Elm. 383, Dentate leaf of
Arrow-wood. 384, Crenate leaf of Catmint. ..."
5. Leaves and Flowers, Or, Object Lessons in Botany: With a Flora : Prepared by Alphonso Wood (1891)
"Some of the leaves heretofore noticed have the Fig. 49. serrate leaf of Chestnut.
Fig. 50. Doubly serrate leaf of Elm. fig. 61. ..."
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