sinuato-
(ˈsɪnjuːeɪtəʊ)
used as combining form of sinuate, prefixed to adjectives in the sense ‘sinuately’, ‘sinuate and’, as sinuato-dentate, sinuato-pinnatifid, sinuato-undulate; sinuato-contorted, sinuato-dentated, sinuato-serrated.
| 1753 Chambers' Cycl. Suppl. s.v. Leaf, Sinuato-dentated leaf expresses a leaf like the former [sc. sinuated], but with the lateral lobes of a linear figure. 1775 J. Jenkinson Brit. Plants Gloss., Sinuato-serrated, serrated and partly sinuated. 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 290 Sinuato-Undulate.., when the sinuses are obtuse. 1857 T. Moore Handbk. Brit. Ferns (ed. 3) 46 Fr[onds] coriaceous sinuato-pinnatifid, densely scaly beneath. 1887 Phillips Brit. Discomyc. 11 The margin is..undulate, sinuato-contorted, and crisped. |