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SHIELD-SHAPED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shield-shaped mean? 

SHIELD-SHAPED (adjective)
  The adjective SHIELD-SHAPED has 1 sense:

1. (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)play

  Familiarity information: SHIELD-SHAPED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHIELD-SHAPED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(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)

Synonyms:

peltate; shield-shaped

Similar:

simple; unsubdivided ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions)


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