noun
- the state of being notched or having a margin with an indentation; a notch or indentation on an edge or margin
Usage: technical; botany; zoology
Examples
- The leaf showed a slight emargination at its tip.
- Botanists identified the species by the characteristic emargination of its petals.
- The shell's emargination made it easy to distinguish from similar specimens.
- The insect's wing displayed a pronounced emargination along its posterior edge.