emarginate
pronunciation
How to pronounce emarginate in British English:
UK [ɪ'mɑ:dʒəneɪt]
How to pronounce emarginate in American English:
US [ɪ'mɑdʒəneɪt]
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- Adjective:
- having a notched tip
Word Origin
- emarginate (adj.)
- "having the margin or extremity notched," 1731 (implied in emarginated), from Latin emarginatus, past participle of emarginare, from assimilated form of ex- (see ex-) + margo "edge, brink, border, margin" (see margin (n.)). Related:" Emargination.
Example
- 1. Calyx lobes ovate , deeply emarginate , margin denticulate .
- 2. Petals apically 2-lobed or emarginate .
- 3. Leaf apex on vegetative branchlets emarginate or 2-cleft .
- 4. Leaf apex emarginate ; bracts reflexed .
- 5. Corolla limbs slightly emarginate or shallowly bifid , margin erose above .