emarginate
notched at the margin.
Botany. notched at the apex, as a petal or leaf.
Origin of emarginate
1- Also e·mar·gi·nat·ed [ih-mahr-juh-ney-tid] /ɪˈmɑr dʒəˌneɪ tɪd/ .
Other words from emarginate
- e·mar·gi·nate·ly, adverb
- e·mar·gi·na·tion, noun
- sub·e·mar·gi·nate, adjective
- sub·e·mar·gi·nat·ed, adjective
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How to use emarginate in a sentence
Upper leaf triangular, emarginate at the tip, reaching above the base of the ears (Jerdon).
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. SterndaleCorolla 2-lipped; upper lip erect, 2-lobed or emarginate, the lower spreading, broadly 3-lobed.
Leaves closely imbricated, 2-ranked on fascicled ascending julaceous stems, emarginate-bidentate; underleaves none.
Hydrotomical spines about twice as long as their sheath, pyramidal, with emarginate point and six wings.
This species resembles in appearance H. ceraceus, but it can be identified by its emarginate gills and somewhat larger form.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise | M. E. Hard
British Dictionary definitions for emarginate
emarginated
/ (ɪˈmɑːdʒɪˌneɪt) /
having a notched tip or edge: emarginate leaves
Origin of emarginate
1Derived forms of emarginate
- emarginately, adverb
- emargination, noun
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Scientific definitions for emarginate
[ ĭ-mär′jə-nĭt, -nāt′ ]
Having a shallow notch at the tip, as in some petals and leaves or the tails of some birds.
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