PELTATED

Pel"tate, Pel"ta*ted, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pelté. See Pelta.]

Definition: Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or margin; -- said of a leaf or other organ.

– Pel"tate*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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