fan-leafed

Thân thiện

The maple tree is fan-leafed and provides shade in the park.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having fan-shaped leaves: Describes a plant, tree, or other botanical specimen whose leaves are shaped like a fan or a segment of a circle, often with veins radiating from a central point.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The ginkgo tree is a classic example of a fan-leafed species.
  • Botanists were excited to discover a new fan-leafed palm in the rainforest.
  • The garden's design featured several fan-leafed plants to create a tropical aesthetic.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Botany: The term is primarily used in botanical descriptions, horticulture, and gardening to classify and describe plant morphology.
  • The key to identifying the genus lies in its fan-leafed characteristic.

Variants and Related Words

• Fan-leaved: An alternative spelling with the same meaning.
  • The fan-leaved maple is a popular ornamental tree.
• Palmate: A more technical botanical term describing a leaf shape where lobes or leaflets radiate from a central point, similar to the fingers of a hand. Many fan-leafed plants have palmate leaves.
• Flabellate: A specialized botanical adjective meaning fan-shaped.

Synonyms

• Fan-shaped-leaved: A more descriptive, compound synonym.
• Flabellate-leaved: A technical synonym.

Antonyms

• Needle-leaved: Having long, thin, pointed leaves (e.g., pine trees).
• Linear-leaved: Having long, narrow leaves with parallel sides.
• Entire-leaved: Having leaves with a smooth, unbroken margin, not lobed or divided.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having fan-shaped leaves

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fan-leaved