obcordate

American  

[ob-kawr-deyt] / ɒbˈkɔr deɪt /

adjective

Botany.

1. heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end, as a leaf.

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obcordate British  

/ ɒbˈkɔːdeɪt /

adjective

1. botany heart-shaped and attached at the pointed end

   obcordate leaves

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Etymology

Origin of obcordate

First recorded in 1765–75; ob- + cordate

Example Sentences

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obcordate

Petals 5, obovate or obcordate, inserted with the many stamens into the edge of the hollow thin disk that lines the calyx-tube and within bears the numerous pistils below.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray

Thallus obcordate, sparingly forked, increasing by joints; pores conspicuous; gemmæ none.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray

The remaining glumes fourth to seventh are borne by the rachilla, thinly chartaceous, broadly obcordate or obovate, gradually diminishing in size, purple-tinged, 3- to 5-nerved, scaberulous.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari

Each petal has its tip inflexed, giving it an obcordate appearance.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various

Pod orbicular, obovate, or obcordate, flattened contrary to the narrow partition, the midrib or keel of the boat-shaped valves extended into a wing.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray