obcordate

[ ob-kawr-deyt ]

/ ɒbˈkɔr deɪt /

adjective Botany.

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

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Origin of obcordate

First recorded in 1765–75; ob- + cordate

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Examples from the Web for obcordate

Each petal has its tip inflexed, giving it an obcordate appearance.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891|Various
Owing to the rotation of the posterior loph, the apex of the obcordate tooth is at its lingual side.
Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae|Robert J. Russell
The most remarkable modification of M3 in Cratogeomys is the obcordate pattern developed in P. merriami of the castanops-group.
Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae|Robert J. Russell
Obcordate: inversely heart-shaped, with the point applied to the base of another object or part.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

Antheridia in an oval or obcordate disk immersed in the apex of the thallus.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for obcordate

obcordate

/ (ɒbˈkɔːdeɪt) /

adjective

botany heart-shaped and attached at the pointed endobcordate leaves

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