CORDATE


Meaning of CORDATE in English

[ 'kɔ:deɪt ]

■ adjective Botany & Zoology heart-shaped.

Origin

C17 (in the sense 'wise'): from L. cordatus 'wise' (in mod. L. 'heart-shaped'), from cor , cord- 'heart'.

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