pandurate

[ pan-duh-reyt, -der-it, -dyuh-reyt, -dyer-it ]

adjective
  1. shaped like a fiddle, as a leaf.

Origin of pandurate

1
1765–75; <Latin pandūr(a) musical instrument (see bandore) + -ate1
  • Also pan·du·ri·form [pan-door-uh-fawrm, -dyoor-]. /pænˈdʊər əˌfɔrm, -ˈdyʊər-/.

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British Dictionary definitions for pandurate

pandurate

panduriform (pænˈdjʊərɪˌfɔːm)

/ (ˈpændjʊˌreɪt) /


adjective
  1. (of plant leaves) shaped like the body of a fiddle

Origin of pandurate

1
C19: from Late Latin pandūra bandore

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