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Pel·tate Pel·ta·ted a. 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.
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peltate
adj : 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) [syn: shield-shaped]