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Meaning of CORDATE

Pronunciation:  'kordeyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of a leaf shape
 
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 Synonyms: heart-shaped, simple, unsubdivided
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cordate\ (k?r"d?t), a. [L. cor, cordis, heart.] (Bot.)
Heart-shaped; as, a cordate leaf.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Of a leaf blade, broad and notched at the base; heart-shaped.
  2. With a sinus and rounded lobes at the base, the overall outline usually ovate; often restricted to the base rather than to the outline of the entire organ; heart-shaped.
 
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