adjective
- heart-shaped
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The cordate leaves of the redbud tree are easily recognizable.
- Botanists describe the plant’s cordate foliage in their field notes.
- The cordate shape of the leaf made identification simple.
- Many vines have cordate leaves that help them climb.
- The cordate outline was clearly visible against the sky.
- Students learned to identify cordate leaf patterns in biology class.