peltate
Americanadjective
adjective
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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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One species in Michigan, with 5-7-angled leaves which are peltate near the edge, and small white flowers in early summer Moonseed, Menispermum canadense.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
Leaves peltate, palmately cleft in 7 or 9 lobules, lanceolate, serrate.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
Style very short and thick, stigma peltate, divided into 10 parts.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
May.—Flowerless stems terminated by a large round 7–9-lobed leaf, peltate in the middle like an umbrella.
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
Leaves entire and covered on both sides with silvery, peltate scales 72. Shepherdia.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
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