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

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

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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. Sterndale
Corolla 2-lipped; upper lip erect, 2-lobed or emarginate, the lower spreading, broadly 3-lobed.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Leaves closely imbricated, 2-ranked on fascicled ascending julaceous stems, emarginate-bidentate; underleaves none.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Hydrotomical spines about twice as long as their sheath, pyramidal, with emarginate point and six wings.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

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

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.