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Definition of Arrow-shaped
1. Adjective. (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arrow-shaped
Literary usage of Arrow-shaped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"Hastate, shaped like a halbert; it differs from arrow-shaped in having the barbs
or lateral portions more distinct and divergent. ..."
2. The New American Botanist and Florist: Including Lessons in the Structure by Alphonso Wood (1889)
"... arrow-shaped, with the lobes pointed, and directed backward ; (332) hastate,
halbert- shaped, the lobes directed outward. 330 331 332 838 Formt о/ loua. ..."
3. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons (1895)
"It is a pleasure to chance upon a slow stream whose margins are bordered with
these fragile blossoms and bright, arrow-shaped leaves. WATER-PLANTAIN. ..."
4. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1801)
"Leaves arrow-shaped, sitting, the edge, and especially the keel, prickly. ...
Leaves arrow-shaped at the base ; the lower with winged clefts ; segments few, ..."
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