1. having a flat circular structure attached to a stalk at the center rather than at the edge
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The nasturtium has distinctive peltate leaves.
• Peltate scales covered the underside of the fern fronds.
• The botanist identified the plant by its peltate leaf structure.
• Water beaded up on the peltate surface of the lotus leaf.
• The umbrella tree gets its name from its large peltate leaves.
• Peltate attachment allows the leaf blade to move freely in the wind.