ˈliməˌtrōf adjective
Etymology: French, from Late Latin limitrophus set apart to furnish subsistence to troops stationed on the frontiers, irregular from Latin limit-, limes boundary, limit + Greek trophos feeder, from trephein to nourish — more at limb , atrophy
1. : situated on a border or frontier : adjacent , neighboring
disputes between limitrophe powers — Contemporary Review
this territory is limitrophe to the Union — A.J.Bruwer
2. : marginal , incipient , borderline
limitrophe plasmolysis