Leaf Morphology

verb to make serrated or jagged

adjective having a notched edge or sawlike teeth

• The edge of the leaf is serrate, with sharp teeth along the margin.
• Be careful when handling that plant, its leaves are serrate and can cut you.
• I accidentally brushed against a serrate plant and now my arm is all scratched up.
• His words were like serrate edges, cutting through the silence with their sharpness.

adjective relating to plants whose veins radiate from the base of the blade

adverb in a manner related to actinodromy

• The actinodromous venation pattern is characterized by veins radiating from a central point towards the margins of the leaf.
• I learned about actinodromous leaf venation in my botany class.
• Those actinodromous veins on the leaf look pretty cool, don't they?
• Her ideas spread out like actinodromous veins, reaching all corners of the room.