Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peltiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pelti-form
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

shield-like, with the outline nearly circular; peltate

Example Sentences

"The seedlings will, in the first year, have only cotyledonal leaves; in the second, peltiform ones"

Etymology

From pelta + -iform.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pelta

Inflected Forms

more peltiform (comparative) most peltiform (superlative)

Questions

What does peltiform mean?: shield-like, with the outline nearly circular; peltate
Where does peltiform come from?: From pelta + -iform.

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