emarginate

emarginate
emarginately, adv.emargination, n.
/i mahr"jeuh nayt', -nit/, adj.
1. notched at the margin.
2. Bot. notched at the apex, as a petal or leaf.
Also, emarginated.
[1785-95; < L emarginatus deprived of its edge, equiv. to e- E- + margin- (see MARGIN) + atus -ATE1]

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