Cordate

Quick meaning: Cordate is an adjective meaning (botany) Heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base.

Meaning

(botany) Heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base.

More Meanings

1. (philosophy) Any animal with a heart.
2. (archaeology) A heart-shaped hand axe.
3. Misspelling of chordate.

Example Sentences

If, for instance, the context:

Of the 58 ovates, cordates and cleavers examined, 21 have a tranchet sharpened edge, and 14 are twisted.

It is the coextension problem, the problem of the renates and the cordates, the creatures with kidneys and the creatures with hearts.

Slightly derived handaxes from the Mildenhall glaciofluvial sands, generally in fresh condition and dominated by ovates and cordates.

Word Forms

• cordates

Synonyms for cordate

Depending on context, synonyms include cordiform, simple, heart-shaped, unsubdivided.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include heart-shaped, simple, unsubdivided, ovate, serrate, philotherian.

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