Definitions

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  • adjective Used as a species epithet; having heart-shaped leaves

Etymologies

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New Latin, from stem of cor ("heart") + folium ("leaf")

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Examples

  • "Feuillæa cordifolia" amended to _Fevillea cordifolia_.

    Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861

  • The gallery forests are dominated by Cynometra vogelii; the patches of dense dry forest by Isoberlinia doka, Anogeissus leiocarpus, Cola cordifolia, Antiaris africana, which is nationally threatened, Chlorophora excelsa (VU), and the edible akee Blighia unijugata.

    Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire 2009

  • Notable trees include Adina cordifolia, Afzelia xylocarpa, Anogeisus cuminate, Lagerstroemia calyculata, Pterocarpus macrocarpus and Pterocymbium javanicum.

    Dong Phayayan Khao-Yai Forest Complex, Thailand 2009

  • Vitex pubescens, Adina cordifolia, and Spondias pinnata.

    Irrawaddy freshwater swamp forests 2008

  • Massularia acuminata, Monodora myristica, Homalium spp., and Alchornea cordifolia.

    Niger Delta swamp forests 2008

  • He packed his yard with watery succulents like echeveria and agave; pruned the 87 avocado trees; added jojoba shrubs; and spread an African groundcover called Aptenia cordifolia that stores water in its leaves.

    As California Neighborhood Burned, 2008

  • Main species harvested from these forests are Shorea robusta, Terminalia tomentosa, Dalbergia sissoo, Bombax ceiba, and Adina cordifolia.

    Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands 2008

  • He pruned down 87 avocado trees and planted jojoba shrubs and a spreading African groundcover called Apentia cordifolia that stores water in its leaves.

    Protected by a Persian Garden 2008

  • Here, species like Quercus chihuahuensis, Q. grisea, Q. santaclarensis, Q. cordifolia and Q. emoryi, mark a transition zone between temperate and arid environments, growing in a sparse manner and with a well-developed herbaceous stratum resembling xeric scrub.

    Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests 2007

  • Other associated species included Terminalia tomentosa, Terminalia belerica, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Adina cordifolia, Dillenia pentagyna, Stereospermum suaveolens, and Ficus spp.

    Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests 2007

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