peltate

[ pel-teyt ]

/ ˈpɛl teɪt /

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adjective Botany.

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

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Origin of peltate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM peltate

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

Words nearby peltate

pelota, Pelotas, peloton, pelt, peltast, peltate, pelter, Peltier effect, Peltier element, Peltier heat, pelting

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How to use peltate in a sentence

Thus it is proper to describe the shape of the indusium as peltate.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Style very short and thick, stigma peltate, divided into 10 parts.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Anthers of irregular shape, peltate, with the borders deeply undulate.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Cones globular, with peltate, valvate scales, firmly closed till ripe; the scales thick and pointed at the center.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar

Fruit a circumscissile 2-celled capsule, with one or more peltate seeds in each cell, or an achene.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for peltate

peltate

/ (ˈpɛlteɪt) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of peltate

peltately, adverbpeltation, noun

Word Origin for peltate

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

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