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Definition of: peltate
(pel′tāt) adjective
1. Shield–shaped.
2. Bot. Attached to the stalk at or near the center of the lower surface, as a leaf. Also pel′tat·ed. See SCUTATE. [<L peltatus armed with a shield <Gk. peltē a shield]
—pel′tate·ly adverb
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