Crenate - teeth are short and rounded; also called scalloped.
Undulate - margin of the leaf forms a wavy line, bending slightly inward and outward in succession.
Sinuate - like undulate, margin is very wavy (sinuous).
Crenate Scalloped; with rounded teeth.
Crenate-serrate Having a mixture of blunt and sharp teeth.
Crenulate Finely crenate.
Crenate leaves have wavy edges. Swedish Ivy has crenate margins.
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Finely frilled leaf margins are called crispate. Parsley and Ming Aralia are both examples of crispate margins.
There is a vast assortment of varieties and cultivars from which to select, including ruffled and variegated forms. 'Midnight Princess' is a notable cultivar, which bears long, dark leaves that have undulating crenate (with rounded teeth) leaf ...
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 See also: Plant, Serrate, Leaf, Toothed, Margin
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