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Webster 1913 Edition

Runcinate

Run′ci-nate

,
Adj.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Runcinate

RUN'CINATE

,
Adj.
[L. runcina, a saw.] In botany, a runcinate leaf is a sort of pinnatifid leaf, with the lobes convex before and straight behind, like the teeth of a double saw, as in the dandelion.
Lion toothed; cut into several transverse acute segments, pointing backwards.

Definition 2024

runcinate

runcinate

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runcinate ‎(not comparable)

  1. (botany, of leaves) Having tooth-like projections pointing away from the apex.
  2. (botany, of leaves) Having a lacerated aspect with the projection pointing away from the apex, like dandelion leaves.

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