biserrate

1. 1.

   having saw-like notches with the notches themselves similarly notched

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Questions about biserrate

What does biserrate mean?

biserrate means "having saw-like notches with the notches themselves similarly notched".

How many syllables are in biserrate?

biserrate has 3 syllables and divides as bi-ser-rate under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is biserrate a common word?

biserrate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.