Sinuate

Pronunciation key ( sin′ū-it )

sin•u•ate

[also, and for v. always, sin′ūāt′]

adj.

Sinuate

[L. sinuatus pp. of sinuare, to bend < sinus, a bend].

1. bending or winding in and out; wavy; sinous.
2. in botany, having a wavy margin margin, as some leaves.
   v.i. [SINUATED (-id), SINUATING] to bend or wind in and out; be sinuous or wavy.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005

Zoology Quest: Leaf Margins Chart