peltate

[pel-teyt]

adjective

Botany.

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

peltate

/ ˈpɛlteɪt /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of peltate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of peltate¹

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

Example Sentences

May.—Flowerless stems terminated by a large round 7–9-lobed leaf, peltate in the middle like an umbrella.

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S. peltata is unique owing to its large peltate leaves, often 1 ft. to 18 in. across, with stalks 1 to 2 ft. long.

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Zamia, except that the ends of the stamens are flat, while the apices of the carpels are peltate.

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In Cycas the altered leaf, upon the margin of which the ovule is produced, and the peltate scales, from which they are pendulous in Zamia, are regarded by all botanists as carpellary leaves.

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True, its crown of peltate leaves declares the species.

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