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🍃 Arrow-shaped leaves 🍃 An arrow-shaped leaf 🌱 A wetland plant
arrowleaf

arrowleaf

7.7
A leaf shaped like an arrowhead with a pointed tip and two parts that spread at the base
  • noun
translation icon : hoja en forma de flecha
  • The arrowleaf balsamroot is known for its bright yellow flowers that rise above its arrow-shaped leaves.

Examples

  • The golden yellow of arrowleaf balsamroot and the purple of lupine contrast intensely with the new grass.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The arrowleaf plant thrives in wetland areas where its distinctive leaves can soak up sunlight.

  • In the garden, the arrowleaf clover added a unique texture with its pointed leaves and lobed base.

Synonyms

sagittiform leaf
vsarrowleaf
  • Specialized
9.9

A leaf shaped like an arrowhead with two pointed parts at the base

emphasizes lobes that spread outward rather than only pointedness
sagittate leaf
vsarrowleaf
  • Specialized
9.4

A leaf shaped like an arrowhead with two lower lobes pointing down

describes lobes that spread at the base rather than point downward

Surface Forms

arrowleaf singular
arrowleaves plural

Morphology

arrowleaf = arrow + leaf (transparent) = arrow + leaf

The compound clearly denotes a leaf shaped like an arrowhead; the components transparently convey the meaning.

Etymology

Arrowleaf comes from arrow ('a pointed weapon') and leaf ('a plant leaf'), so the noun names a single leaf shaped like an arrowhead with a sharp tip and two side parts at the base.