peltiform

English

Etymology

pelta +‎ -iform

Adjective

peltiform (comparative more peltiform, superlative most peltiform)

shield-like, with the outline nearly circular; peltate
- 1831, John Claudius Loudon, The Gardener's Magazine:
  The seedlings will, in the first year, have only cotyledonal leaves; in the second, peltiform ones

References

“peltiform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

leptiform

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