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Webster 1913 Edition

Obcordate

Ob-cor′date

,

Adj.

[Pref.

ob-

+

cordate

.]

Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end; inversely cordate;

as, an

obcordate

petal or leaf

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Obcordate

OBCORD'ATE

,

Adj.

[L. from ob and cor, the heart.]

In botany, shaped like a heart, with the apex downward; as an obcordate petal or legume.