| peltate | (adj) (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), Syn. shield-shaped |
| peltate leaf | (n) a shield-shaped leaf; as a nasturtium leaf |
| ivy geranium | (n) a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers, Syn. Pelargonium peltatum, hanging geranium, ivy-leaved geranium |
| mayapple | (n) North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit, Syn. wild mandrake, May apple, Podophyllum peltatum |
| trumpetwood | (n) tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems, Syn. snake wood, trumpet-wood, imbauba, Cecropia peltata, trumpet tree |
| umbrella plant | (n) rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California, Syn. Peltiphyllum peltatum, Indian rhubarb, Darmera peltata |