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cordate

[ kawr-deyt ]

adjective

  1. heart-shaped:

    a cordate shell.

  2. (of leaves) heart-shaped, with the attachment at the notched end.


cordate

/ ˈkɔːdeɪt /

adjective

  1. heart-shaped

    cordate shells

    a cordate leaf

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


cordate

/ kôrdāt′ /

  1. Having a heart-shaped outline. Often used of leaves, such as those of the morning glory or linden.


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcordately, adverb
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Other Words From

  • cordate·ly adverb
  • half-cordate adjective
  • multi·cordate adjective noun
  • semi·cordate adjective
  • sub·cordate adjective
  • sub·cordate·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cordate1

First recorded in 1645–55; from New Latin cordātus “heart-shaped,” equivalent to Latin cord- (stem of cor ) heart + -ātus -ate 1
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Example Sentences

The root-leaves are cordate in form, and the upper ones are sessile and angled, half embracing the stem.

His description is as follows: Leaves cordate, dentate-serrate, glabrous on both sides.

Its leaves are cordate and acute, and change either to a bright yellow or a beautiful bronze colour in the autumn.

The leaves are cordate or almost round, divided into five or seven shallow, crenate lobes.

The heads are terminal, consisting of yellow, ligulate florets, surrounded by five large cordate bracts.

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