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cordate¹

  • /ˈkɔːdeɪt/ UK
  • /ˈkɔːɹdeɪt/ US

Sounds like caudate, chordate, caudate (non-rhotic)

Where it comes from

From Latin cor(d) (“heart”) + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

adjective more cordate · most cordate

  1. Heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base.

    Similar: cordiform

cordate²

  • /ˈkɔːdeɪt/ UK
  • /ˈkɔːɹdeɪt/ US

Sounds like caudate, chordate, caudate (non-rhotic)

Where it comes from

From the substantivation of the above adjective, alternatively straight from Latin cord- (“heart”) + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

noun cordates

  1. Any animal with a heart. If, for instance, the context:
  2. A heart-shaped hand axe. The upper loam (E) has been reported to have yielded several white-patinated implements, including a large number of pointed handaxes, cordates, ovates and cleavers.
  3. misspelling Misspelling of chordate For quotations using this term, see Citations:cordate.

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adj botany: heart-shaped

Ελληνικάκαρδιοειδής kardioeidís, καρδιόσχημος kardióschimos

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"cordate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cordate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cordate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cordate

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"cordate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cordate.

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@misc{cordate_2026,
  title = {cordate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cordate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}