peltate
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Etymology
Origin of peltate
1745–55; < Latin peltātus, equivalent to pelt ( a ) small shield (< Greek péltē ) + ātus -ate 1
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Leaves peltate, attached by the center Water Pennywort, Hydrocotyle umbellata. 3b.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
M. Canadénse, L. Leaves peltate near the edge, 3–7-angled or lobed.—Banks of streams; common.
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
Subsessile, white, thin, peltate, even, glabrous; g. dentate, decurrent from base, anastomosing. flabelliformis, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Leaves almost round, peltate, palmately veined 3a, in UMBELLIFERAE, p.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
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
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