peltate

American  

[pel-teyt] / ˈpɛl teɪt /

adjective

Botany.

1. having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.

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peltate British  

/ ˈpɛlteɪt /

adjective

1. (of leaves) having the stalk attached to the centre of the lower surface

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Other Word Forms

• peltately adverb
• peltation noun
• subpeltate adjective
• subpeltately adverb

Etymology

Origin of peltate

1745–55; < Latin peltātus, equivalent to pelt ( a ) small shield (< Greek péltē ) + ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Fruit a circumscissile 2-celled capsule, with one or more peltate seeds in each cell, or an achene.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

One species in Michigan, with 5-7-angled leaves which are peltate near the edge, and small white flowers in early summer Moonseed, Menispermum canadense.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

Cones globular, with peltate, valvate scales, firmly closed till ripe; the scales thick and pointed at the center.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

Leaves not peltate, attached by the margin Water Pennywort, Hydrocotyle americana. 4a.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

Seeds 3, pendulous.—Slender, mainly submersed, with opposite or verticillate capillary-dissected leaves, a few floating, alternate and centrally peltate.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa