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emarginate
[ ih-mahr-juh-neyt, -nit ]
adjective
- notched at the margin.
- Botany. notched at the apex, as a petal or leaf.
emarginate
/ ɪˈmɑːdʒɪˌneɪt /
adjective
- having a notched tip or edge
emarginate leaves
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.
Derived Forms
- eˌmargiˈnation, noun
- eˈmargiˌnately, adverb
Other Words From
- 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of emarginate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of emarginate1
Example Sentences
Upper leaf triangular, emarginate at the tip, reaching above the base of the ears (Jerdon).
Corolla 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.
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