Meaning of PELTATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'pelteyt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] of a leaf shape; round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) |
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| | Synonyms: | | shield-shaped, simple, unsubdivided |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pel"tate\, Peltated \Pel"ta*ted\, a. [Cf. F. pelt['e].
See {Pelta}.]
Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or support
attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or
margin; -- said of a leaf or other organ. -- {Pel"tate*ly},
adv.
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| | Definition: | | Of a leaf, having the stalk attached to the lower surface of the blade, not to the margin (also applied, in the same sense, to other stalked structures). |
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