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peltate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peltate \Pel"tate\, Peltated \Pel"ta*ted\, a. [Cf. F. pelt['e]. See {Pelta}.] Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or margin; -- said of a leaf or other organ. -- {Pel"tate*ly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: peltate adj : of a leaf shape; round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin, as a nasturtium leaf e.g. [syn: {shield-shaped}]
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