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To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf. Crenelated molding (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings.

Having the edges toward the base rolled inward, as the leaf of the commonest American blue violet.

Wedge-shaped; (Bot.), wedge-shaped, with the point at the base; as, a cuneate leaf.

A kind of oak-leaf gall. See Gall.

a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf;

ving a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a hard point; as, a cuspidate leaf.

A concretion of mineral matter within a leaf or other part of a plant.

Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a decimosexto form, book, leaf, size.

Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.

Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem. -- De*cur"rent*ly, adv.

In a decursive manner. Decursively pinnate (Bot.), having the leaflets decurrent, or running along the petiole; -- said of a leaf.

Shaped like the Greek Deltoid leaf (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with the stem inserted at the middle of the base. -- Deltoid muscle (Anat.), a triangular muscle in the shoulder which serves to move the arm directly upward.

the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf.

Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. -- Den*tic"u*late*ly, adv.

Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.

Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.

velopment, as when the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.…

Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterized by digitation. -- Dig"i*tate*ly, adv.

the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed.

The whole surface of a leaf.