Having both dentate (toothed) features and costate (ribbed or ridged) patterns; combining notched and grooved characteristics.
Compound of 'dentato-' (toothed, from Latin 'dentatus') and 'costate' (from Latin 'costatus,' having ribs). A botanical descriptor.
Plant scientists use these compound descriptors like LEGO bricks—stacking 'dentato-' with other features lets them precisely describe complex leaf surfaces without writing paragraph-long descriptions!
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