PANDURATE

pandurate, panduriform, fiddle-shaped

(adjective) (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

pandurate (comparative more pandurate, superlative most pandurate)

(botany, of leaves) Having a shape reminiscent of a fiddle; obovate with a pair of sinuous indentations near the base.

Synonyms

• panduriform

Source: Wiktionary


Pan"du*rate, Pan*du"ri*form, a. Etym: [L. pandura a pandore + -form: cf. F. panduriforme.]

Definition: Obovate, with a concavity in each side, like the body of a violin; fiddle-shaped; as, a panduriform leaf; panduriform color markings of an animal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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