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Peltate

Peltate Meaning & Definition
Peltate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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 for example)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Peltate: shield-shaped | simple | unsubdivided

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Peltate In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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