cordate
Americanadjective
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heart-shaped.
a cordate shell.
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(of leaves) heart-shaped, with the attachment at the notched end.
adjective
Other Word Forms
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
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The cordate leaves were large and broad, and ended in a single point.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Leaves.—Alternate; ovate; cordate; acute; several-nerved; two or three inches long.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Sub-, as a prefix, about, nearly, somewhat; as Subcordate, slightly cordate; Subserrate, slightly serrate; Subaxillary, just beneath the axil, &c.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
Nicotiana glutinosa, or clammy-leaved tobacco: leaves petioled, cordate quite entire; flowers in racemes, pointing one way, and ringent.
From Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion by Henry James Meller
Spatang′oid, like a cordate urchin.—n. one of these.—ns.pl.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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