pelti-
combining form of pelta, in a few rarely used scientific terms, chiefly botanical. † pelˈtiferous a. [L. peltifer], bearing a pelta or small shield. peltiˈfolious a. [L. folium leaf], having peltate leaves. ˈpeltiform a., shield-shaped; of a peltate form. peltigerine (pɛlˈtɪdʒəraɪn) a., belonging to, resembling, or characteristic of, the genus Peltigera of lichens, having large shield-shaped apothecia. pelˈtigerous a. [L. peltiger], shield-bearing (Mayne Expos. Lex.). peltiˈnervate, ˈpeltinerved adjs., having the nerves or veins radiating from the centre as in a peltate leaf.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., *Peltiferous, that weareth or bears a Target like a half moon. |
| 1857 Mayne Expos. Lex., Peltifolius..having peltate leaves: *peltifolious. |
| Ibid., Peltiformis..applied to apotheciæ in form of a shield..: *peltiform. 1893 Syd. Soc. Lex., Peltiform, applied..in Mineralogy, to couches or beds that are convex, and inclined on the slope of a mountain. |
| 1890 Cent. Dict., *Peltigerine. |
| 1866 Treas. Bot. 858 *Peltinerved, having ribs arranged as in a peltate leaf. |