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Pandurate — Pan du*rate, Panduriform Pan*du ri*form, a. [L. pandura a pandore + form: cf. F. panduriforme.] 1. Obovate, with a concavity in each side, like the body of a violin; fiddle shaped; as, a panduriform leaf; panduriform color markings of an animal.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pandurate — [pan door′ə fôrm΄, pandyoor′əfôrm΄pan′dyo͞o rit, pan′do͞orit; pan′dyo͞orāt΄, pan′do͞orāt΄] adj. [< LL pandura,PANDORA + ATE1] Bot. shaped somewhat like a violin, as some leaves: also panduriform [pan door′ə fôrm΄, pandyoor′əfôrm΄] … English World dictionary
pandurate — /pan deuh rayt , deuhr it, dyeuh rayt , dyeuhr it/, adj. shaped like a fiddle, as a leaf. Also, panduriform /pan door euh fawrm , dyoor /. [1765 75; < L pandur(a) musical instrument (see BANDORE) + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
pandurate — pan·du·rate … English syllables
pandurate — /ˈpændʒəreɪt/ (say panjuhrayt), / rət/ (say ruht) adjective shaped like a fiddle, as a leaf. Also, panduriform /pænˈdjurəfɔm/ (say pan dyoohruhfawm). {Late Latin pandura (see bandore) + ate1} …
pandurate — adjective (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center • Syn: ↑panduriform, ↑fiddle shaped • Similar to: ↑simple, ↑unsubdivided … Useful english dictionary
pandurate leaf — noun a fiddle shaped leaf • Syn: ↑panduriform leaf • Hypernyms: ↑simple leaf … Useful english dictionary
Panduriform — Pandurate Pan du*rate, Panduriform Pan*du ri*form, a. [L. pandura a pandore + form: cf. F. panduriforme.] 1. Obovate, with a concavity in each side, like the body of a violin; fiddle shaped; as, a panduriform leaf; panduriform color markings of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
panduriform — adj. (Bot.) Same as {pandurate}. Syn: pandurate, fiddle shaped. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fiddle-shaped — adj. shaped like a fiddle; of a leaf shape. Syn: pandurate, panduriform. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
