scutate

[ skyoo-teyt ]

adjective

1. Botany. formed like a round buckler.
2. Zoology. having scutes, shields, or large scales.

scutate

/ ˈskjuːteɪt /

adjective

1. (of animals) having or covered with large bony or horny plates
2. botany shaped like a round shield or buckler

   a scutate leaf

Derived Forms

• scuˈtation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of scutate¹

From the Latin word scūtātus, dating back to 1820–30. See scutum, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of scutate¹

C19: from Latin scūtātus armed with a shield, from scūtum a shield