sinuate
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sin·u·ate
(sĭn′yo͞o-ĭt, -āt′)adj.
Having a wavy indented margin, as a leaf.
intr.v. sin·u·at·ed, sin·u·at·ing, sin·u·ates
To bend or curve; wind in and out.
[Latin sinuāre, sinuāt-, to bend, from sinus, curve.]
sin′u·ate·ly adv.
sin′u·a′tion n.
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sinuate
(ˈsɪnjʊɪt; -ˌeɪt) orsinuated
adj
1. (Botany) Also: sinuous (of leaves) having a strongly waved margin
2. another word for sinuous
[C17: from Latin sinuātus curved; see sinus, -ate1]
ˈsinuately adv
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sin•u•ate
(adj. ˈsɪn yu ɪt, -ˌeɪt)adj.
1. winding; sinuous.
2. Bot. having the margin strongly or distinctly wavy, as a leaf.
[1680–90; < Latin sinuātus, past participle of sinuāre to bend, curve]
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| Adj. | 1. | sinuate - curved or curving in and out; "wiggly lines" |
| 2. | sinuate - having a strongly waved margin alternately concave and convex smooth - of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth |
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