Denticulations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Tiny tooth-like projections or serrations found along the edge of a leaf, shell, bone or other structure
2. Small toothlike points or notches that border an organ, plant part or animal body surface
3. Minute tooth-shaped protrusions arranged along a margin, typically seen in botany, zoology or anatomy

Etymology: "Denticulation" is the form that the plural "denticulations" takes, and the plural is simply the noun with an added "s" for multiple instances. The singular names a single small tooth-like projection, and it is built on the Latin "denticulus", a diminutive of "dens" meaning "tooth", so the word is essentially "little tooth" with an English noun ending attached.

Synonyms: serration, dentation