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perfoliate
adj.
(of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem
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needle-shaped
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acicular
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acerose
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acerate
adj.
narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
acuminate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
apiculate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
caudate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
cordiform
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heart-shaped
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cordate
adj.
(of a leaf) shaped like a heart
wedge-shaped
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cuneate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
deltoid
adj.
triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex
dolabrate
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dolabriform
adj.
having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver
elliptic
adj.
(of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
sword-shaped
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ensiform
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bladelike
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swordlike
adj.
shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf"
spearhead-shaped
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hastate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
lancelike
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lanceolate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
elongate
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linear
adj.
(of a leaf shape) long and narrow
lyrate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre
obtuse
adj.
(of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
oblanceolate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
oblong
adj.
deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
obovate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
orbicular
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orbiculate
adj.
circular or nearly circular
ovate
adj.
of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
fiddle-shaped
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panduriform
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pandurate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center
shield-shaped
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peltate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)
kidney-shaped
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reniform
adj.
(of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
arrow-shaped
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sagittiform
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sagittate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
spatula-shaped
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spatulate
adj.
(of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
unlobed
adj.
without lobes
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