emarginate

or e·mar·gi·nat·ed

[ih-mahr-juh-neyt, -nit or ih-mahr-juh-ney-tid]

adjective

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

Origin of emarginate

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

Related formse·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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Examples from the Web for emarginate

Historical Examples of emarginate

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 Botany
Asa Gray
The tongue is emarginate in 12 specimens and cordiform in all others.
A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla
William 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 America
John James Audubon
Tongue slender, emarginate and papillate at the base, very narrow, tapering to a lacerated point.
A Synopsis of the Birds of North America
John James Audubon

British Dictionary definitions for emarginate

emarginate

emarginated

adjective

having a notched tip or edgeemarginate leaves

Derived Formsemarginately, adverbemargination, noun

Word Origin for emarginate

C17: from Latin ēmargināre to deprive of its edge, from margō margin

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emarginate in Science

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.