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Answer for the clue "Having toothlike projections ", 7 letters:
dentate

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Word definitions for dentate in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. having toothlike projections in the margin

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dentate \Den"tate\ (d[e^]n"t[asl]t), Dentated \Den"ta*ted\ (d[e^]n"t[asl]*t[e^]d), a. [L. dentatus, fr. dens, dentis, tooth.] (Bot.) Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.

Usage examples of dentate.

Bliss, T V P, and L0mo, T Long-lasting potentiation of synaptic transmission in the dentate area of the anaesthetised rabbit following stimulation of the perforant path.

The hippocampus, for instance, was critically important, especially the dentate gyrus region and the perforant pathway nerves that led to it.