Associations to the word «Peltate»

Wiktionary

PELTATE, adjective. Shield-shaped; scutiform.
PELTATE, adjective. (botany) (of leaves) Having the petiole attached to the lower surface instead of the margin.

Dictionary definition

PELTATE, adjective. (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).

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras