pandurate

[ pan-duh-reyt, -der-it, -dyuh-reyt, -dyer-it ]
/ ˈpæn dəˌreɪt, -dər ɪt, -dyəˌreɪt, -dyər ɪt /

adjective

shaped like a fiddle, as a leaf.
Also pan·du·ri·form [pan-doo r-uh-fawrm, -dyoo r-] /pænˈdʊər əˌfɔrm, -ˈdyʊər-/.

Origin of pandurate

1765–75; < Latin pandūr(a) musical instrument (see bandore) + -ate1

Words nearby pandurate

British Dictionary definitions for pandurate

pandurate

panduriform (pænˈdjʊərɪˌfɔːm)

/ (ˈpændjʊˌreɪt) /

adjective

(of plant leaves) shaped like the body of a fiddle

Word Origin for pandurate

C19: from Late Latin pandūra bandore