| pelta | Origin: L, a shield, fr. Gr. 1. A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped. 2. <botany> A flat apothecium having no rim. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| peltate | <botany> Of a leaf, having the stalk attached to the lower surface of the blade, not to the margin (also applied, in the same sense, to other stalked structures). (09 Oct 1997) |
| peltated | <botany> Shield-shaped; scutiform; having the stem or support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or margin; said of a leaf or other organ. Pel"tately. Origin: Cf. F. Pelte. See Pelta. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| peltation | Protection provided by inoculation with an antiserum or with a vaccine. Origin: L. Pelta, a light shield, fr. G. Pelte (05 Mar 2000) |