Cordate
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1. a leaf base that extends in a curving, dual lobe-like fashion below the top of the petiole; heart-shaped.
2. heart-shaped.
Comparison of leaf bases.
Source: http://hvp.osu.edu/hcs300/glossary/leafpart.htm#base
Comparison of leaf shapes.
Source: http://hvp.osu.edu/hcs300/glossary/LFSHAPE.HTM
Cordate, or heart-shaped leaf base.
Source: http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/glossary_for_trees01.htm