| has category | (noun) the branch of biology that studies plants
botany, phytology |
| opposite | (adjective) composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"
compound |
| similar | (adjective) narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
needle-shaped, acerate, acerose, acicular |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
acuminate |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
apiculate |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
caudate |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf) shaped like a heart
cordiform, cordate, heart-shaped |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
cuneate, wedge-shaped |
| similar | (adjective) triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex
deltoid |
| similar | (adjective) having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver
dolabrate, dolabriform |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
elliptic |
| similar | (adjective) shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf"
sword-shaped, bladelike, swordlike, ensiform |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
hastate, spearhead-shaped |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
lancelike, lanceolate |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
elongate, linear |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre
lyrate |
| similar | (adjective) of trees whose leaves are acerate
needled |
| similar | (adjective) (of conifers) having two needles
two-needled |
| similar | (adjective) (of conifers) having three needles
three-needled |
| similar | (adjective) (of conifers) having four needles
four-needled |
| similar | (adjective) (of conifers) having five needles
five-needled |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
obtuse |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
oblanceolate |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
oblong |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
obovate |
| similar | (adjective) circular or nearly circular
orbicular, orbiculate |
| similar | (adjective) of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
ovate |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center
pandurate, fiddle-shaped, panduriform |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)
shield-shaped, peltate |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem
perfoliate |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
kidney-shaped, reniform |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
sagittiform, arrow-shaped, sagittate |
| similar | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
spatulate, spatula-shaped |
| similar | (adjective) without lobes
unlobed |