SHIELD-SHAPED

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)

Synonyms:

peltate; shield-shaped

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Adjectives

Similar:

simple; unsubdivided ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions)

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