EQUITANT Meaning of EQUITANT in English [ 'ɛkwɪt(ə)nt ]■ adjective Botany (of a leaf) having its base folded and partly enclosing the leaf next above it, as in an iris.OriginC18: from L. ~- , equitare 'ride a horse'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004