cordate

cor·date

C0326200 (kôr′dāt′)adj. Having a heart-shaped outline: a cordate leaf.

[New Latin cordātus, from Latin cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

cor′date′ly adv.

cordate

(ˈkɔːdeɪt) adj (Biology) heart-shaped: a cordate leaf; cordate shells. ˈcordately adv

cor•date

(ˈkɔr deɪt)

adj. 1. heart-shaped. 2. (of leaves) heart-shaped, with the attachment at the notched end. [1645–55; < New Latin cordātus heart-shaped = Latin cord-, s. of cor heart + -ātus -ate¹]

Thesaurus

Adj.

cordate - (of a leaf) shaped like a heartcordiform, heart-shapedunsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

cordate

heart-shaped

cordate

[′kȯr‚dāt] (botany) Heart-shaped; generally refers to a leaf base.

cordate

cordiform

[kor´dĭ-form] heart-shaped.

cor·date

(kōr'dāt), Do not confuse this word with chordate.Heart-shaped.

cordate

(kôr′dāt′)adj. Having a heart-shaped outline: a cordate leaf.

cor′date′ly adv.

cor·date

(kōr'dāt) Heart-shaped.

cordate

heart-shaped.

cor·date

(kōr'dāt) Do not confuse this word with chordate.Heart-shaped.

cordate

Synonyms for cordate

adj (of a leaf) shaped like a heart

Synonyms

cordiform
heart-shaped

Related Words

unsubdivided
simple

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