denˈtato-combining adverbial form of L. dentātus, prefixed to other adjs. in the sense ‘dentately —’, ‘dentate and —’, as dentato-angulate, having dentate angles; dentato-ciliate, having the margin dentate with cilia; dentato-costate, having dentate or toothed ribs; dentato-crenate, crenate but approaching dentate; dentato-serrate, having serrations approaching the character of teeth; dentato-setaceous, having the margin dentate, with setæ or bristles; dentato-sinuate, ‘having points like teeth on excavated borders’ (Syd. Soc.Lex.).In these combinations dentate- is often used, as dentate-crenate, -serrate, -sinuate, etc.1828Webster, Dentato-sinuate.1846Dana Zooph. (1848) 594 Margin..with dentato-setaceous calicles.1866Treas.Bot., Dentato-laciniate, when toothings are irregularly extended into long points.