Found 2 items, similar to Deltoid leaf.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: deltoid leaf
deltoid leaf
n : shaped like a capital delta
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Deltoid leaf
Deltoid
\Del"toid\, a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta
the name of the letter [Delta] + e'i^dos form: cf. F.
delto["i]de. See
Delta.]
1. Shaped like the Greek [Delta] (delta); delta-shaped;
triangular.
[1913 Webster]
Deltoid leaf (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with
the stem inserted at the middle of the base.
Deltoid muscle (Anat.), a large triangular muscle covering
the shoulder joint, which serves to raise the arm directly
upward.
[1913 Webster]
2. of or pertaining to the
deltoid muscle.
[PJC]