emarginate

or e·mar·gi·nat·ed

[ ih-mahr-juh-neyt, -nit or ih-mahr-juh-ney-tid ]
/ ɪˈmɑr dʒəˌneɪt, -nɪt or ɪˈmɑr dʒəˌneɪ tɪd /

adjective

notched at the margin.
Botany. notched at the apex, as a petal or leaf.

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Origin of emarginate

1785–95; < Latin ēmarginātus deprived of its edge, equivalent to ē- e-1 + margin- (see margin) + ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM emarginate

e·mar·gi·nate·ly, adverbe·mar·gi·na·tion, nounsub·e·mar·gi·nate, adjectivesub·e·mar·gi·nat·ed, adjective

Words nearby emarginate

emancipated, emancipation, emancipation proclamation, emancipationist, emanuel, emarginate, emasculate, emasculation, emba, embacle, embalm
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British Dictionary definitions for emarginate

emarginate

emarginated

/ (ɪˈmɑːdʒɪˌneɪt) /

adjective

having a notched tip or edgeemarginate leaves

Derived forms of emarginate

emarginately, adverbemargination, noun

Word Origin for emarginate

C17: from Latin ēmargināre to deprive of its edge, from margō margin
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Scientific definitions for emarginate

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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