peltate

[pel-teyt]

adjective Botany.

having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.

Origin of peltate

1745–55; < Latin peltātus, equivalent to pelt(a) small shield (< Greek péltē) + ātus -ate¹

Related formspel·tate·ly, adverbpel·ta·tion, nounsub·pel·tate, adjectivesub·pel·tate·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for peltate

Historical Examples of peltate

Thus it is proper to describe the shape of the indusium as peltate.
How to Know the Ferns
S. Leonard Bastin
The leaves are peltate, and in the bud are folded about the end of the petiole after the manner of an umbrella.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898
Various
From this point of view, peltate leaves like those of Tropæolum or Nelumbium become very significant.
Vegetable Teratology
Maxwell T. Masters
The seed organs are curious, the stigma being foot-stalked, peltate, and placed between and above the anthers.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers
John Wood
Anthers of irregular shape, peltate, with the borders deeply undulate.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
T. H. Pardo de Tavera

British Dictionary definitions for peltate

peltate

adjective

(of leaves) having the stalk attached to the centre of the lower surface

Derived Formspeltately, adverbpeltation, noun

Word Origin for peltate

C18: from Latin peltātus equipped with a pelta, a small shield; see peltast

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