Peltate

a.

1.

(Bot.) Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or margin; - said of a leaf or other organ.

Adj.

1.

peltate - 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) Synonyms: shield-shaped

shield-shaped, simple, unsubdivided