pandurate

[ pan-duh-reyt, -der-it, -dyuh-reyt, -dyer-it ]

adjective

1. shaped like a fiddle, as a leaf.

pandurate

/ ˈpændjʊˌreɪt; pænˈdjʊərɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. (of plant leaves) shaped like the body of a fiddle

Word History and Origins

Origin of pandurate¹

1765–75; < Latin pandūr ( a ) musical instrument ( bandore ) + -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pandurate¹

C19: from Late Latin pandūra bandore