cordate

American  

[kawr-deyt] / ˈkɔr deɪt /

adjective

1. heart-shaped.

   a cordate shell.

2. (of leaves) heart-shaped, with the attachment at the notched end.

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cordate British  

/ ˈkɔːdeɪt /

adjective

1. heart-shaped

   a cordate leaf

   cordate shells

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cordate Scientific  

/ kôr′dāt′ /

1. Having a heart-shaped outline. Often used of leaves, such as those of the morning glory or linden.

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Other Word Forms

• cordately adverb
• half-cordate adjective
• multicordate adjective
• semicordate adjective
• subcordate adjective
• subcordately adverb

Etymology

Origin of cordate

First recorded in 1645–55; from New Latin cordātus “heart-shaped,” equivalent to Latin cord- (stem of cor ) heart + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The cordate leaves were large and broad, and ended in a single point.

From Literature

Like the preceding, but with roundish or cordate leaves and ovate or cordate calyx-lobes.—Occasionally occurs on ballast or waste grounds near cities.

From Project Gutenberg

B. cordifolium, 4 ft., has large cordate leaves, and heads of rich orange flowers in cymose panicles in July.

From Project Gutenberg

Leaves.—Ovate; often somewhat cordate at base; acute or obtuse; six to eighteen lines long; obscurely crenate.

From Project Gutenberg

Its outline, embracing the group of carpels, may be regular or irregular, long or short, cordate, wide or compressed; it may reach the eye or otherwise, and it frequently clasps that portion.

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