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cordate

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cor·date  (kôrdt)
adj.
Having a heart-shaped outline: a cordate leaf.
[New Latin cordtus, from Latin cor, cord-, heart; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
cordately adv.
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cordate
cordate leaf
cordate [ˈkɔːdeɪt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) heart-shaped a cordate leaf cordate shells
cordately  adv
cordate  (kôrdt)
Having a heart-shaped outline. Often used of leaves, such as those of the morning glory or linden.
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Adj.1.cordate - (of a leaf) shaped like a heart
cordiform, heart-shaped
unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
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