emarginate
or e·mar·gi·nat·ed
[ih-mahr-juh-neyt, -nit or ih-mahr-juh-ney-tid]
- notched at the margin.
- Botany. notched at the apex, as a petal or leaf.
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Origin of emarginate
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In the male the labium is emarginate, in the female it is intire.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)William Kirby
Emarginate, or Notched, indented at the end more decidedly; as in Fig. 138.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
The tongue is emarginate in 12 specimens and cordiform in all others.
A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus PtychohylaWilliam E. Duellman
Bill narrower than in the preceding species; wings extremely long, extending far beyond the tail, which is emarginate.
A Synopsis of the Birds of North AmericaJohn James Audubon
Tongue slender, emarginate and papillate at the base, very narrow, tapering to a lacerated point.
A Synopsis of the Birds of North AmericaJohn James Audubon
emarginate
emarginated
- having a notched tip or edgeemarginate leaves
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin ēmargināre to deprive of its edge, from margō margin
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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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