term describing a leaf margin without teeth.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
entire (adjective)
1.
having no element or part left out - whole was alone the entire day
2.
complete in degree - total their entire devotion to their family
3.
a) consisting of one piece
b) - homogeneous unmixed
c) - intact strove to keep the collection entire
4.
not castrated
5.
having the margin continuous or free from indentations - an entire leaf whole, perfect
entire (noun)
1.
archaic the whole - entirety
2.
- stallion
entire (Wikipedia)
  • In philately, see Cover
  • In mathematics, see Entire function
  • In animal fancy and animal husbandry, entire indicates that an animal has not been desexed, that is, spayed or neutered
  • In botany, an edge (such as of a leaf, petal, calyx, etc.) is called entire if it has a smooth margin without notches (teeth).


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