adjective
- heart-shaped with the point of attachment at the narrow end
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The obcordate leaves of the redbud tree are easily recognizable.
- Botanists use the term obcordate to describe leaves that are heart-shaped but inverted.
- The plant’s obcordate foliage creates an attractive display in the garden.
- Each obcordate leaf tapers to a point where it attaches to the stem.
- The field guide showed examples of both cordate and obcordate leaf shapes.