peltoidadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛltɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈpɛlˌtɔɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: pelta n., -oid suffix.

Etymology: < pelta n. + -oid suffix, perhaps after scientific Latin peltoides (1821 or earlier). Compare peltiform adj.

Now rare.

Resembling a pelta or shield; resembling a peltate leaf.In quot. 1921 applied to a meteorite which is also described as ‘saucer-shaped’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > shield-shaped

scutiform1656

scutiformal1694

peltoid1857

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Peltoides, resembling a shield: peltoid.

1886 Amer. Naturalist 20 803 All the bracts are fertile, and bear four sacs radially arranged under their peltoid extremity.

1895 Times 13 Sept. 11/4 Mr. A. Vaughan Jennings gave an account of the occurrence in New Zealand of two forms of peltoid trentopohliaceæ.

1921 Science 28 Jan. 91/1 Some points of special interest may be noted: the peltoid form, zigzag path, and rocking motion.

1957 Bot. Gaz. 118 242/1 A dorsal meristem has also been reported..in the leaves of A. scherzerianum from which dorsal peltoid or ascidoid adventitious leaflets arise.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peltoid
释义	peltoidadj. Brit. /ˈpɛltɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈpɛlˌtɔɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: pelta n., -oid suffix. Etymology: < pelta n. + -oid suffix, perhaps after scientific Latin peltoides (1821 or earlier). Compare peltiform adj. Now rare. Resembling a pelta or shield; resembling a peltate leaf.In quot. 1921 applied to a meteorite which is also described as ‘saucer-shaped’. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > shield-shaped scutiform1656 scutiformal1694 peltoid1857 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Peltoides, resembling a shield: peltoid. 1886 Amer. Naturalist 20 803 All the bracts are fertile, and bear four sacs radially arranged under their peltoid extremity. 1895 Times 13 Sept. 11/4 Mr. A. Vaughan Jennings gave an account of the occurrence in New Zealand of two forms of peltoid trentopohliaceæ. 1921 Science 28 Jan. 91/1 Some points of special interest may be noted: the peltoid form, zigzag path, and rocking motion. 1957 Bot. Gaz. 118 242/1 A dorsal meristem has also been reported..in the leaves of A. scherzerianum from which dorsal peltoid or ascidoid adventitious leaflets arise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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