obcordate

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adjective

Of a reversed cordate shape; heart-shaped but attached to the stalk by the pointed end.

OriginEnglish cordate ← Latin cor(d) ← Proto-Italic *kord →
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Meanings

adjectiveobcordate (comparative more obcordate, superlative most obcordate)

comparative more obcordate · superlative most obcordate

  1. biologyOf a reversed cordate shape; heart-shaped but attached to the stalk by the pointed end.

Origin

  1. Englishob-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥dés
  4. Proto-Italic*kord
  5. Latincor(d)
  6. Englishcordate
  7. Englishobcordate

From ob- + cordate.

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Translations

Finnish vastaherttamainen
  • vastaherttamainenbotany: of a reversed cordate shape
French obcordé
  • obcordébotany: of a reversed cordate shape
Italian obcordato
  • obcordatobotany: of a reversed cordate shape
Latin obcordātus
  • obcordātusbotany: of a reversed cordate shape
Polish odwrotnie sercowaty
  • odwrotnie sercowatybotany: of a reversed cordate shape
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APA

obcordate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obcordate

MLA

“obcordate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obcordate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obcordate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obcordate.

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