emarginate
[ ih-mahr-juh-neyt, -nit ]
/ ɪˈmɑr dʒəˌneɪt, -nɪt /
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adjective
notched at the margin.
Botany. notched at the apex, as a petal or leaf.
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Also e·mar·gi·nat·ed [ih-mahr-juh-ney-tid] /ɪˈmɑr dʒəˌneɪ tɪd/ .
Origin of emarginate
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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, nounWord 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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