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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)
Familiarity information: SHIELD-SHAPED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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