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
Example Sentences
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Cones globular; the scales peltate, angular, thick, firmly closed till ripe, with 2 angular seeds under each.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
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
Anthers of irregular shape, peltate, with the borders deeply undulate.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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.
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