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Memetic can describe something connected with memes and the way they spread through a culture or online space. A joke, image, phrase, or even a behavior can become memetic when people copy it, remix it, and pass it along. The word is chronically online, and a single memetic idea can easily take on a life of its own.
Example: The video became memetic as thousands of people created their own versions online.
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A crispate leaf has edges that curl, ruffle, or wave instead of lying flat. A familiar example for foodies is kale, whose edible leaves have a distinctive ruffled shape. Crispate gives botanists (and the rest of us) a precise word for that characteristic waviness along the edges.
Example: The gardener admired the crispate leaves of the small succulent.
