1. Having a notch or indentation at the margin or edge, especially at the apex; notched.
Usage: Primarily used in botany and biology to describe leaf shapes and other structures.

1. To notch or indent the margin or edge of something.
Usage: Less common than the adjective form; technical usage.

Examples

• The emarginate leaves of the plant have a distinctive V-shaped notch at the tip.
• Botanists identified the species by its emarginate petals.
• The butterfly's wings displayed an emarginate pattern along the edges.
• The leaf margin was emarginate rather than smooth.
• This variety is characterized by emarginate sepals that distinguish it from related species.