crispate

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cris·pate

 (krĭs′pāt′) also cris·pat·ed (-pā′tĭd)
adj.
Curled or ruffled, as the margins of certain leaves.
[Latin crispātus, past participle of crispāre, to curl, from crispus, curly; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
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crispate

(ˈkrɪspeɪt; -pɪt) ,

crispated

or

crisped

adj
(Botany) having a curled or waved appearance
[C19: from Latin crispāre to curl]
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Adj.1.crispate - wavy or notched and curled very irregularly
rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
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