What does serrous mean?
Serrous means (rare) Like the teeth of a saw; jagged..
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/ˈsɛɹəs/ · adjective
(rare) Like the teeth of a saw; jagged..
The silhouetted treeline gave the horizon a serrous appearance.
if while they hum we lay our finger on the back or other parts, for thereupon will be felt a serrous or jarring motion, like that which happeneth while we blow on the teeth of a comb through paper
Now bending, rising, rolling to the blast, Now serrous rustling to th' inconstant breeze...
The central and convex part had subsided some four hundred feet, forming a vast concave, and leaving a high, serrous, black ledge around the circumference of the crater.
The thunder cannons loudly roared, And lightning lanced like pain, But staunch they stood, in serrous file; I saw no more for rain.
A serrous bract subtends each floral bud. Occasionally a bracteole is also present.
The asphalt was serrous, littered with glass.
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Serrous means (rare) Like the teeth of a saw; jagged..
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The silhouetted treeline gave the horizon a serrous appearance.
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