sagittate

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adjective

Shaped like an arrowhead, with one point at one end, and two points at the other.

Similar
sagittiformarrow-shapedsimpleunsubdivided
OriginLatin sagitta →
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Meanings

adjectivesagittate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableShaped like an arrowhead, with one point at one end, and two points at the other.
  2. not comparablebiologyShaped like an arrowhead, with two pointed lobes extending downward from the base.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes

Similar
sagittiformarrow-shapedsimpleunsubdivided
Also see
sagittiform

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsagitta“arrow”
  2. Englishsagittate

From Latin sagitta (“arrow”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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