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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesदंताकार
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dantakaar
"इस पौधे की पत्तियाँ दंताकार होती हैं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a notched or tooth-like margin, especially with teeth pointing outward.
"The botanist identified the plant species by its distinctively dentate leaf edges." - 2
Toothed or having tooth-like structures, particularly in anatomical or zoological contexts.
"The fossilized jawbone revealed a remarkably dentate structure adapted for crushing hard shells."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'dentatus', meaning 'toothed', which comes from 'dens' (tooth). The term entered scientific English in the 17th century primarily to describe botanical leaves and anatomical structures featuring tooth-like projections.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dentate" is said worldwide
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denté
Transliteration: dɑ̃.te
"Cette feuille a un bord denté."
gezähnt
Transliteration: ɡəˈt͡sɛːnt
"Das Blatt hat einen gezähnten Rand."
dentato
Transliteration: denˈtaːto
"La foglia presenta un margine dentato."
dentado
Transliteration: denˈta.ðo
"El margen de la hoja es dentado."
denteado
Transliteration: dẽ.tiˈa.du
"A planta possui folhas com margem denteada."
दंताकार
Transliteration: dantakaar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस पौधे की पत्तियाँ दंताकार होती हैं।"
有齿的
Transliteration: yǒu chǐ de
Script: 中文汉字
"这种植物的叶子边缘是有齿的。"
치상
Transliteration: chisang
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 잎은 가장자리가 치상 형태를 띤다."
有歯状の
Transliteration: yuushijou no
Script: 日本語
"その葉の縁は有歯状をしている。"
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