Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pectinate.
  • Interdigitated; interlaced like the teeth of two combs.

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  • adjective anatomy, zoology, botany Having narrow ridges or projections aligned close together like the teeth of a comb.

Etymologies

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From Latin pectinatus + -ed.

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