crenature 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}]
Crenature \Cren"a*ture\ (kr?n"?-t?r or kr?"n?-; 135), n. 1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; -- called also {crenelle}. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being crenated or notched. [1913 Webster]