adj.
Having a shallow notch at the tip, as in some petals and leaves.
[Latin ēmarginātus, past participle of ēmargināre, to take the edge away : ē-, ex-, ex- + margō, margin-, margin.]
emargination e·mar'gi·na'tion (-nā'shən) n.
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