submarginal

(sub märjə nəl)

adjective

  1. below minimum requirements or standards: submarginal housing
  2. not yielding a satisfactory return; not profitable: submarginal land
  3. Biol. near the margin of an organ or part

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See submarginal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Near the margin of a body, organ, or part: submarginal tentacles.
  2. Of low productivity; infertile.
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