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obcordate

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of a reversed cordate shape; heart-shaped but attached to the stalk by the pointed end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥d- Proto-Italic *kord Latin cor(d) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English cordate English obcordate From ob- + cordate.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: vastaherttamainen — botany: of a reversed cordate shape
  • French: obcordé — botany: of a reversed cordate shape
  • Italian: obcordato — botany: of a reversed cordate shape
  • Latin: obcordātus — botany: of a reversed cordate shape
  • Polish: odwrotnie sercowaty — botany: of a reversed cordate shape