Emarginate

Quick meaning: Emarginate is an adjective meaning (botany, of leaves) With the outline of the margin more or less concave in places, usually at the apex.

Meaning

(botany, of leaves) With the outline of the margin more or less concave in places, usually at the apex.

More Meanings

1. (zoology, anatomy) Having a margin that has concave edges as though with parts removed or notched.
2. (mineralogy) Of a crystal: having edges or corners of the primitive form beveled, crossed by a face.
3. (transitive) To take away the margin of.
4. (intransitive) To lose the margin.
5. To marginalize.
6. (botany, mycology) Having roughly the same height or width for most of its length, becoming much shallower or narrower before reaching the attachment point.

Example Sentences

The palate in Leptictis emarginates between M's.

This membrane emarginates at intervals, forming pits.

At most, the groove emarginates only one-third the distal surface of the femur.

In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is emarginate.

Word Forms

• emarginates
• emarginating
• emarginated

Synonyms for emarginate

Depending on context, synonyms include rough.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rough, arcuately, subemarginate, emarginated, submarginated, daedalous.

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