Dictionary entry

Peltate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Pel″tate (?), Pel″ta‐ted (?), } a. [Cf. F. pelté. See Pelta.] 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.