Definitions for: Crenation


[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.)



Webster (1913) Definition: Cre*na"tion (kr?-n?"sh?n), n.
1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.

2. The condition of being crenate.

Synonyms: crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop

See Also: curve, curved shape

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