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scutate

American  
[skyoo-teyt] / ˈskyu teɪt /

adjective

  1. Botany. formed like a round buckler.

  2. Zoology. having scutes, shields, or large scales.

scutate British  
/ ˈskjuːteɪt /

adjective

  1. (of animals) having or covered with large bony or horny plates

  2. botany shaped like a round shield or buckler

    a scutate leaf
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Other Word Forms

  • scutation noun

Etymology

Origin of scutate

From the Latin word scūtātus, dating back to 1820–30. See scutum, -ate 1

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Shield-shaped, same as scutate, or as peltate, 53.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

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