adjective
- shaped like a shield; having a round or oval form resembling a shield
Usage: technical; biology; botany
Examples
- The clypeate leaves of the nasturtium plant are distinctive and easily recognized.
- Botanists identified the clypeate structure of the fungal fruiting body under the microscope.
- The insect's clypeate head shield provided protection during feeding.
- Clypeate scales covered the surface of the ancient arthropod fossil.