emarginate

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Adjective

emarginate

1. (botany, of leaves) Slightly indented at the tip.
2. (botany, mycology) Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower before reaching the attachment point.

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

3. (zoology, anatomy) Having a margin that has concave edges as though with parts removed or notched.

   Toxotus ... has the antennae at least as long as the body...; the eyes are entire, or very slightly emarginate.

4. (mineralogy) Having all the edges of the primitive form crossed by a face.

Translations

• Portuguese: emarginado
• Russian: вы́емчатый

Verb

emarginate (emarginates, present participle emarginating; past and past participle emarginated)

1. (transitive) To take away the margin of.

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