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

Dendrochirota.—Tentacles simple or branched, never peltate; calcareous ring well developed, often bilaterally symmetrical; retractor muscles usually present; stone-canal opens internally; genital tubes in right and left tufts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

Between such cases and that of a peltate leaf with a depressed centre, such as often occurs, to some extent, in Nelumbium, there is but little difference.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

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)

S. peltata is unique owing to its large peltate leaves, often 1 ft. to 18 in. across, with stalks 1 to 2 ft. long.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

In one temple I observed the intelligent mother sitting upon the broad peltate leaf of this plant, which had been hewn out of the living rock.

From Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton by Barrow, John, Sir