emarginate

[ ih-mahr-juh-neyt, -nit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

emarginate

/ ɪˈmɑːdʒɪˌneɪt /

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.

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

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

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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