adj.
Having a flat circular structure attached to a stalk near the center, rather than at or near the margin; shield-shaped: the peltate leaf of the nasturtium.
[Latin peltātus, armed with a small shield, from Latin pelta, small shield, from Greek peltē; see pel-3 in Indo-European roots.]
pel'tate'ly adv.
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