Synonyms: unsubdivided, simple
Definition: (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
Similar words: needle-shaped, acerate, acerose, acicular
Definition: narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
Similar words: acuminate
Definition: (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
Similar words: apiculate
Definition: (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
Similar words: caudate
Definition: (of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
Similar words: cordate, cordiform, heart-shaped
Definition: (of a leaf) shaped like a heart
Similar words: wedge-shaped, cuneate
Definition: (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
Similar words: deltoid
Definition: triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex
Similar words: dolabrate, dolabriform
Definition: having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver
Similar words: elliptic
Definition: (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
Similar words: ensiform, bladelike, sword-shaped, swordlike
Definition: shaped like a sword blade
Usage: the iris has an ensiform leaf
Similar words: hastate, spearhead-shaped
Definition: (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
Similar words: lancelike, lanceolate
Definition: (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
Similar words: linear, elongate
Definition: (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
Similar words: lyrate
Definition: (of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre
Similar words: needled
Definition: of trees whose leaves are acerate
Similar words: two-needled
Definition: (of conifers) having two needles
Similar words: three-needled
Definition: (of conifers) having three needles
Similar words: four-needled
Definition: (of conifers) having four needles
Similar words: five-needled
Definition: (of conifers) having five needles
Similar words: obtuse
Definition: (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
Similar words: oblanceolate
Definition: (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
Similar words: oblong
Definition: (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
Similar words: obovate
Definition: (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
Similar words: orbicular, orbiculate
Definition: circular or nearly circular
Similar words: ovate
Definition: of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
Similar words: pandurate, panduriform, fiddle-shaped
Definition: (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center
Similar words: peltate, shield-shaped
Definition: (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)
Similar words: perfoliate
Definition: (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem
Similar words: reniform, kidney-shaped
Definition: (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
Similar words: sagittate, sagittiform, arrow-shaped
Definition: (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
Similar words: spatula-shaped, spatulate
Definition: (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
Similar words: unlobed
Definition: without lobes