Definition
Heart-shaped in appearance, used especially in botany to describe leaves or other plant parts.
Etymology
From Latin 'cor' (heart) and '-form' (having the shape of), combining elements that date back to ancient medical and botanical terminology used to describe organic shapes.
Kelly Says
Many plants evolved heart-shaped leaves because they're mechanically efficient—they shed water well and present maximum surface area for sunlight, yet the symmetry makes them easy for insects and animals to recognize!
Translations
ARالعربية
شكل قلب
shakl qalb
BNবাংলা
কর্ডিফর্ম
kor-di-form
CACatalà
cordiform
kor-dee-form
CSČeština
cordiform
kor-dee-form
DADansk
cordiform
kor-dee-form
DEDeutsch
cordiform
kor-dee-form
ELΕλληνικά
κορδιόμορφο
kor-dee-omor-fo
ESEspañol
cordiforme
kor-dee-for-me
FAفارسی
شکل قلبی
shakl qalbi
FISuomi
cordiform
kor-dee-form
FRFrançais
cordiforme
kor-dee-form
GUGU
કોર્ડિફોર્મ
kor-di-form
HAHA
cordiform
kor-dee-form
HEעברית
צורת לב
tsurat lev
HIहिन्दी
हार्ट आकार
haart aakar
HUMagyar
cordiform
kor-dee-form
IDBahasa Indonesia
cordiform
kor-dee-form
IGIG
cordiform
kor-dee-form
ITItaliano
cordiforme
kor-dee-forme
KKKK
кордиформ
kordi-form
KMKM
កូរឌីហ្វ័រម
kor-di-f-rom
MRMR
कोर्डीफॉर्म
kor-di-form
MSBahasa Melayu
cordiform
kor-dee-form
MYမြန်မာ
ကော့ဒီးပုံ
ka-dee-pon
NLNederlands
cordiform
kor-dee-form
NONorsk
cordiform
kor-dee-form
PAPA
ਕੋਰਡੀਫਾਰਮ
kor-di-fa-rm
PLPolski
cordiform
kor-dee-form
PTPortuguês
cordiforme
kor-dee-forme
RORomână
cordiform
kor-dee-form
RUРусский
кордиформный
kordi-form-nyy
SVSvenska
cordiform
kor-dee-form
SWKiswahili
cordiform
kor-dee-form
TAதமிழ்
கார்டிஃபார்ம்
ka-r-ti-fa-rm
TEతెలుగు
కార్డిఫార్మ్
ka-r-di-fa-rm
THไทย
รูปหัวใจ
ruup hua jai
TLTL
cordiform
kor-dee-form
TRTürkçe
cordiform
kor-dee-form
UKУкраїнська
кордиформний
kordi-form-nyy
URاردو
کردی شکل
kor-di shakl
VITiếng Việt
cordiform
kor-dee-form
YOYO
cordiform
kor-dee-form
ZUZU
cordiform
kor-dee-form