pectinated, ppl. a. Chiefly Nat. Hist.
(ˈpɛktɪneɪtɪd)
[f. as pectinate + -ed.]
Formed like a comb; having straight narrow closely-set projections or divisions like the teeth of a comb.
| 1671 Ray in Phil. Trans. VI. 2278 The Tongue was..of an equal breadth to the very tip, which was toothed or pectinated about the edges. 1766 Pennant Zool. (1768) I. 200 The edges of the toes [of Grouse] pectinated. 1861 Miss Pratt Flower. Pl. I. 4 A pectinated leaf is one whose narrow segments resemble the teeth of a comb. |