peltate

peltatepeltate leaf

pel·tate

P0158100 (pĕl′tāt′)adj. Having a flat circular structure attached to a stalk near the center, rather than at or near the margin; shield-shaped: the peltate leaf of the nasturtium.

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[Latin peltātus, armed with a small shield, from Latin pelta, small shield, from Greek peltē; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

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pel′tate′ly adv.

peltate

(ˈpɛlteɪt) adj (Botany) (of leaves) having the stalk attached to the centre of the lower surface[C18: from Latin peltātus equipped with a pelta, a small shield; see peltast] ˈpeltately adv pelˈtation n

pel•tate

(ˈpɛl teɪt)

adj. shield-shaped, esp. as a circular leaf having the stalk attached at the middle of its lower surface.. [1745–55; < Latin peltātus=pelt(a) small shield (< Greek péltē) + -ātus -ate¹] pel′tate•ly, adv. pel•ta′tion, n.

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Adj.

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peltate - (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)shield-shapedunsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions