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(hi-) partite, thrice, {tri-) partite, &c. 31. sinuate, {hollowed 

 out,) that is, having large, curved breaks, in the margin, 

 resembling (sinus,) that is, bai/s ; for example, oak. 32. 

 unequal, when the halves are unequal in dimension, and their 

 bases not parallel. 33. lopped, (truncate,) when the leaf 

 appears, as if its tip had been cut off; for example, tulip tree, 

 (liriodendron tulipifera.) See plate, .54. S^. jagged, (prae- 

 morse,) that is, pointed, very blunt, with various irregular 

 notches. See Plate, 63. 35. retuse, that is, ending in a blunt, 

 shallow notch. See Plate, 55. 36. notched, (emarginate,) 

 that is, with a notch at the end. See Plate, 56. 37. blunt, 

 (obtuse.) 38. acute, sharp, that is, ending in an acute angle. 

 See Plate, 57. 39. pointed, (acuminate,) that is, ending in 

 an awl-shaped point ; for example, common reed, (arundo 

 Phragmites. See Plate, 58. 40. dagger-pointed, (mucronate,) 

 sharp at the point, and tipped with a stiff thorn. See Plate, 

 59. 41. entire, that is, free from all kinds of teeth, notches, 

 or incisions. See Plate, 36, 43. 42. saw-toothed, (serrated,) 

 toothed like a saw, that is, having sharp notches about the 

 edge, and these pointing towards the extremity of the leaf, 

 (see Plate, 61.) leaves are sometimes doubly saw- toothed, that 

 is, have the teeth again cut into other smaller teeth. 43. 

 notched, (crenate,) that is, with rounded teeth, and those not 

 directed towards either end of the leaf. See Plate, 62. 44. 

 toothed, (dentate,) that is, having horizontal, and somewhat 

 distant points, or teeth, of the same substance as the leaf; for 

 example, corn blue bottle, (centaurea cy'anus. See Plate, 60. 

 45. wavy, (repand,) that is, having a border with numerous 

 very small angles, and small segments of circles alternately ; 

 for example, fringed buck-bean, (menyanthes nymphaeoides.) 

 See Plate, bS. 46. veiny, (venose,) with branched fibres on the 

 surface. 47. curled, (crisp,) when the border of the leaf is more 

 expanded than the middle part, so as to appear curled and 

 twisted ; for example, in the common garden parsley . 48. Xi-<rin- 

 Jded, or rugged, ("rugose,) when the veins are tighter, than the 

 surface between them, causing the veins to swell into inequali- 

 ties ; for example, common sage. 49. plaited, (plicate,) that 

 is, folded like a fim ; distinguished from waved, by the folds of 

 the plaited being angular ; for example, common mallow. See 



