peltate

American  

[pel-teyt] / ˈpɛl teɪt /

adjective

Botany.

1. 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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peltate British  

/ ˈpɛlteɪt /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• peltately adverb
• peltation noun
• subpeltate adjective
• subpeltately adverb

Etymology

Origin of peltate

1745–55; < Latin peltātus, equivalent to pelt ( a ) small shield (< Greek péltē ) + ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Embryo large; no albumen.—Petioles and peduncles all from the tuberous rootstock, the centrally peltate leaves and the flowers large.

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 Gray, Asa

These are often wedge-shaped and angular; in some cases they consist of a short, thick Flower. stalk, terminating in a peltate expansion, or prolonged upwards in the form of a triangular lamina.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

Low perennials, in or near water, with creeping stems, and peltate or reniform leaves.

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 Gray, Asa

Cones globular, with peltate, valvate scales, firmly closed till ripe; the scales thick and pointed at the center.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

From this point of view, peltate leaves like those of Tropæolum or Nelumbium become very significant.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.