obcordate

[ ob-kawr-deyt ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end, as a leaf.

obcordate

/ ɒbˈkɔːdeɪt /

adjective

1. botany heart-shaped and attached at the pointed end

   obcordate leaves

Word History and Origins

Origin of obcordate¹

First recorded in 1765–75; ob- + cordate

Example Sentences

Pod several-seeded, obovate or obcordate, winged.

From Project Gutenberg

Pod orbicular, obovate, or obcordate, flattened contrary to the narrow partition, the midrib or keel of the boat-shaped valves extended into a wing.

From Project Gutenberg

Embryo large and straight in fleshy albumen; cotyledons flat.—Herbs, with sour watery juice, alternate or radical leaves, mostly of 3 obcordate leaflets, which close and droop at nightfall.

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Our species have the petals 2-cleft or obcordate, the parts of the flower always in fives, and the exserted pods more or less curved.

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Smooth, perennial; stems with long runners from the base; leaflets broadly obovate or obcordate, minutely toothed; heads loose; flowers white, tinged with purple; pods 2-seeded.—Open woodlands and prairies, Ohio and Ky., west to Iowa and Kan. 3.

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