- having the stalk or support attached to the lower surface at a distance from the margin, as a leaf; shield-shaped.
Origin of peltate
1745–55; < Latin peltātus, equivalent to pelt(a) small shield (< Greek péltē) + ātus -ate1
- (of leaves) having the stalk attached to the centre of the lower surface
Word Origin for peltate
C18: from Latin peltātus equipped with a pelta, a small shield; see peltast