What is "denticulate"

Denticulate \Den*tic"u*late\, Denticulated \Den*tic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See Denticle.] Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. -- Den*tic"u*late*ly, adv.

a. 1 (context botany zoology English) Finely dentate, as a leaf edge; bearing many small toothlike structures. 2 (context architecture English) Having dentils.

adj. having a very finely toothed margin

Denticulate is an adjective referring to something having teeth-like structures. It may refer to:

• Denticulate tool, a type of stone tool in archeology
• Denticulate ligaments, in human anatomy
• a type of conodont prehistoric fish, characterized by the sideward orientation of the major teeth-like projections (denticulate processes)