sagittate

American  

[saj-i-teyt] / ˈsædʒ ɪˌteɪt /

Also sagittiform

adjective

Biology.

1. shaped like an arrowhead.

   sagittate leaves of the calla lily;

   sagittate markings on a moth.

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sagittate British  

/ səˈdʒɪtɪˌfɔːm, ˈsædʒ-, ˈsædʒɪˌteɪt /

adjective

1. (esp of leaves) shaped like the head of an arrow

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Other Word Forms

• half-sagittate adjective

Etymology

Origin of sagittate

First recorded in 1750–60; from New Latin sagittātus “shaped like an arrowhead,” from Latin sagittātus “shot or wounded by an arrow,” past participle of sagittāre “to shoot or discharge arrows,” derivative of sagitta; Sagitta; -ate ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Anthers sagittate, the basal lobes attenuate into tails.

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Leaves.—Alternate; sagittate; two inches or so long; smooth.

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The corolla was snow-white, except for a minute, sagittate marking of bright cerise on the lower lip.

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Leaves more or less sagittate; spathe green Arrow Arum, Peltandra virginica.

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This belt is divided into four spaces, in each of 413 which there is a checkered, terraced pyramid pointing downward; the lower part and sides of each space is occupied with triangular and sagittate figures.

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Related Words

• barbed
• sharp