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-serrate adjs.
| 1847 W. E. Steele Field Bot. 94 Leaves pinnate, leaflets cordate-ovate, inciso-lobate. 1848 Dana Zooph. 180 Lamellæ stout, broad dentate and inciso-dentate. 1870 Hooker Stud. Flora 285 Leaves ovate-cordate inciso-serrate. Ibid. 462 Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum..pinnules petioled inciso-pinnatifid and serrate. |