PELTATE

peltate. Peltate, a. like a shield, when the footstalk is inserted into the disk of the leaf

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{ Pel″tate (?), Pel″ta‐ted (?), } a. [[Cf. F. pelté. See Pelta.]] Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or margin; — said of a leaf or other organ. — Pel″tate‐ly (#), adv.