What does leaf shape mean?
Definitions for leaf shape
leaf shape
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word leaf shape.
Princeton's WordNet
leaf shape, leaf formnoun
any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume
Wikidata
Leaf shape
In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms: ⁕Acicular: Slender and pointed, needle-like ⁕Acuminate: Tapering to a long point ⁕Acute: pointed, having a short sharp apex angled less than 90° ⁕Aristate: Ending in a stiff, bristle-like point ⁕Asymmetrical: With the blade shape different on each side of the midrib ⁕Basal: arising from the crown, bulb, rhizome or corm, etc. as opposed to cauline ⁕Bipinnate: Each leaflet also pinnate ⁕Caudate: tailed at the apex ⁕Cauline: borne on the stem as opposed to basal ⁕Compound: Not simple; the leaf is broken up into separate leaflets, and the leaf blade is not continuous ⁕Cordate: Heart-shaped, with the petiole or stem attached to the cleft ⁕Cuneate: Triangular, stem attaches to point ⁕Deltoid or deltate: Triangular, stem attaches to side ⁕Digitate: Divided into finger-like lobes ⁕Elliptic: Oval, with a short or no point ⁕Entire: having a smooth margin without notches or indentations ⁕Falcate: Sickle-shaped ⁕Fenestrate "windowed" with holes, or window-like patches of translucent tissue.
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of leaf shape in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of leaf shape in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Translations for leaf shape
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for leaf shape »
Translation
Find a translation for the leaf shape definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"leaf shape." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/leaf+shape>.
Discuss these leaf shape definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In