peltiform

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adjective

shield-like, with the outline nearly circular; peltate

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Meanings

adjectivepeltiform (comparative more peltiform, superlative most peltiform)

comparative more peltiform · superlative most peltiform

  1. shield-like, with the outline nearly circular; peltate

    The seedlings will, in the first year, have only cotyledonal leaves; in the second, peltiform ones

    1831, John Claudius Loudon, The Gardener's Magazine

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
peltoid

Origin

From pelta + -iform.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

leptiform
Cite this entry
APA

peltiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peltiform

MLA

“peltiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peltiform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peltiform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peltiform.

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