runcinate

1. 1.

   having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves

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Questions about runcinate

What does runcinate mean?

runcinate means "having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves".

How many syllables are in runcinate?

runcinate has 3 syllables and divides as run-ci-nate 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 runcinate a common word?

runcinate 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.