crenation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

crenation
    n 1: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches
         between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge
         of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a
         shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution
         etc.) [syn: {scallop}, {crenation}, {crenature}, {crenel},
         {crenelle}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Crenation \Cre*na"tion\ (kr?-n?"sh?n), n.
   1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.
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   2. The condition of being crenate.
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