Scutate
adjective
1.
Botany. formed like a round buckler.
2.
Zoology. having scutes, shields, or large scales.
adjective
1.
(of animals) having or covered with large bony or horny plates
2.
(botany) shaped like a round shield or buckler: a scutate leaf
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