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ob·cor·date

(ŏb-kôr′dāt′)

adj. Botany

Heart-shaped, with the narrow end at the base: an obcordate leaf.

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obcordate

(ɒbˈkɔːdeɪt)

adj

(Botany) botany heart-shaped and attached at the pointed end: obcordate leaves.

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ob•cor•date

(ɒbˈkɔr deɪt)

adj.

heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end, as a leaf.

[1765–75]

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