CORDATE


Meaning of CORDATE in English

— cordately , adv.

/kawr"dayt/ , adj.

1. heart-shaped: a cordate shell.

2. (of leaves) heart-shaped, with the attachment at the notched end.

[ 1645-55; cordatus heart-shaped, equiv. to L cord- (s. of cor ) HEART + -atus -ATE 1 ]

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