palmate

pal·mate  (plmt, päl-, pämt) also pal·mat·ed (-mtd) adj. 1. Having a shape similar to that of a hand with the fingers extended: palmate antlers; palmate coral. 2. Botany Having three or more veins, leaflets, or lobes radiating from one point; digitate: a palmate leaf. 3. Zoology Having webbed toes, as the feet of many water birds. palmately adv.

palmate top: palmately compound leaf bottom: palmately lobed leaf

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palmate [ˈpælmeɪt -mɪt], palmated

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) shaped like an open hand palmate antlers

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany having more than three lobes or segments that spread out from a common point palmate leaves

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of the feet of most water birds) having three toes connected by a web

[from Latin palmatus, from palma palm; see palm²]

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palmate  (plmt, päl-)

1. Having a shape similar to that of a hand with the fingers extended. Some kinds of coral and the antlers of moose and certain deer are palmate.

2. Having three or more veins, leaflets, or lobes radiating from one point. Maples have palmately lobed leaves.

3. Having webbed toes. The feet of many swimming and diving birds are palmate.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	palmate - (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin webbed - (of the feet of some animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin
	2.	palmate - of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point palm-shaped compound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"