inciso-|ɪnˈsaɪsəʊ|combining adverbial form of L. incīsus incised, in botanical and zoological terms, used in the sense ‘incisedly ―’, ‘incised and ―’, as inciso-dentate, inciso-denticulate, inciso-lobate, inciso-pinnatifid, inciso-serrateadjs.1847W. E. Steele Field Bot. 94 Leaves pinnate, leaflets cordate-ovate, inciso-lobate.1848Dana Zooph. 180 Lamellæ stout, broad dentate and inciso-dentate.1870Hooker Stud. Flora 285 Leaves ovate-cordate inciso-serrate.Ibid. 462 Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum..pinnules petioled inciso-pinnatifid and serrate.
inciso-/ɪnˈsʌɪzəʊ/combining form. M19.
ORIGIN: from Latinincisus pa. pple of incidere: see incise, -o-.
Botany & Zoology. Forming chiefly adjectives describing shapes of leaves etc., with the sense ‘incised and —’, as inciso-dentate, inciso-serrate, etc.