emarginate
or e·mar·gi·nat·ed
[ ih-mahr-juh-neyt, -nit or ih-mahr-juh-ney-tid ]
/ ɪˈmɑr dʒəˌneɪt, -nɪt or ɪˈmɑr dʒəˌneɪ tɪd /
adjective
notched at the margin.
Botany.
notched at the apex, as a petal or leaf.
Origin of emarginate
OTHER WORDS FROM emarginate
e·mar·gi·nate·ly, adverb e·mar·gi·na·tion, noun sub·e·mar·gi·nate, adjective sub·e·mar·gi·nat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby emarginate
emancipated,
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emanuel,
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emasculate,
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emba,
embacle,
embalm
Example sentences from the Web for emarginate
British Dictionary definitions for emarginate
emarginate
emarginated
/ (ɪˈmɑːdʒɪˌneɪt) /
adjective
having a notched tip or edge
emarginate leaves
Derived forms of emarginate
emarginately, adverb emargination, nounWord Origin for emarginate
C17: from Latin
ēmargināre to deprive of its edge, from
margō margin
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.