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PELTATELY
Etymology
Adverb
peltately (comparative more peltately, superlative most peltately)
(botany) In a peltate manner.
peltately dilated at the base
Source: Wiktionary
PELTATE
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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BOOK
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
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