| serrate | (v) make saw-toothed or jag the edge of, Example: serrate the edges of the teeth |
| serrate | (adj) notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex, Syn. notched, saw-toothed, toothed, serrated |
| serrated wrack | (n) brown algae seaweed with serrated edges, Syn. tang, Fucus serratus |
| serrate leaf | (n) a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex |
| serratia marcescens | (n) the type species of the genus Serratia; a species found in water and soil and milk and foods and insects; can cause infections of the endocardium and blood and wounds and urinary tract and respiratory tract; has been tested as a bioweapon |
| serration | (n) the condition of being serrated, Example: the serrations of a city skyline |
| serration | (n) a row of notches, Example: the pliers had serrations to improve the grip |
| serration | (n) a single notch in a row of notches, Example: one of the serrations was broken off |
| serratula | (n) genus of Old World perennial herbs with spirally arranged toothed leaves, Syn. genus Serratula |
| serratus | (n) any of several muscles of the trunk, Syn. serratus muscles |
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| Serratirostral | a. [ Serrate + rostral. ] (Zool.) Having a toothed bill, like that of a toucan. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Serrator | n. [ NL. ] (Zool.) The ivory gull (Larus eburneus). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Serrature | n. [ L. serratura a sawing, fr. serrare to saw. ] |