Definition for peltate - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	peltate (pel\|tate) Pronunciation: /ˈpɛlteɪt/ adjective chiefly Botany shield-shaped. (of a leaf) more or less circular, with the stalk attached at a point on the underside.		More words in this category adnate antheridium bitter pit campanulate cork cyanogenic ensiform germ hood 1 hortus siccus indehiscent involute lenticel lupulin mycotrophic pedicel pollen zone syconium trachea vernation Nearby Words Peloponnese Peloponnesian War Pelops pelorus pelota peloton pelt ¹ pelt ² pelta peltate Peltier effect peltry pelvic pelvic fin pelvic floor pelvic girdle pelvic inflammatory disease pelvic thrust pelvimetry