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pel⋅tate

  [pel-teyt]
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–adjective Botany.
having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
Origin:
1745–55; < L peltātus, equiv. to pelt(a) small shield (< Gk péltē) + ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
pel⋅tate⋅ly, adverb
pel⋅ta⋅tion, noun
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peltation pel·ta·tion (pěl-tā'shən)
n.
Protection provided by inoculation with an antiserum or a vaccine.

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