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Meaning of RUNCINATE

Pronunciation:  'runsinut

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves
 
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 Synonyms: rough
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Run"ci*nate\, a. [L. runcinatus, p. p. of runcinare
to plane off, fr. runcina a plane.] (Bot.)
Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf
of the dandelion.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Deeply lobed and with the lobes slanted away from the apex.
 

 

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