emarginate
notched at the margin.
Botany. notched at the apex, as a petal or leaf.
Origin of emarginate
1- Also e·mar·gi·nat·ed [ih-mahr-juh-ney-tid] /ɪˈmɑr dʒəˌneɪ tɪd/ .
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, adjective
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How to use emarginate in a sentence
Anterior to this is a second still shallower emargination, the “pseudo-notch.”
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae | Frederick TrueThe posterior emargination of the third segment, and those of both ends of the fourth and fifth segments are small.
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae | Frederick TrueThe inferior border is convex, with an emargination near the center.
The Beaked Whales of the Family Ziphidae | Frederick TrueOcular emargination: in Mallophaga, a lateral emargination of the head in which the eye is received posteriorly.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithEmargination of the plastron has occurred at the places where the limbs rub against it during locomotion.
British Dictionary definitions for emarginate
emarginated
/ (ɪˈmɑːdʒɪˌneɪt) /
having a notched tip or edge: emarginate leaves
Origin of emarginate
1Derived forms of emarginate
- emarginately, adverb
- emargination, noun
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Scientific definitions for 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.
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