HyperDic: peltate

English > 1 sense of the word peltate:
ADJECTIVEallpeltate, shield-shaped(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)
English > peltate: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(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).
Synonymshield-shaped
Broadersimple, unsubdivided(botany) of leaf shapes
Spanishpeltado

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