half-sagittate

sag·it·tate

[saj-i-teyt]
adjective
shaped like an arrowhead.
Also, sa·git·ti·form [suh-jit-uh-fawrm, saj-i-tuh-] .


Origin:
1750–60; < Neo-Latin sagittātus. See Sagitta, -ate1

half-sag·it·tate, adjective
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sagittate or sagittiform (ˈsædʒɪˌteɪt, səˈdʒɪtɪˌfɔːm, ˈsædʒ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
(esp of leaves) shaped like the head of an arrow
 
[C18: from New Latin sagittātus, from Latin sagitta arrow]
 
sagittiform or sagittiform
 
adj
 
[C18: from New Latin sagittātus, from Latin sagitta arrow]

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