pal·mate (p l m t , päl-, pämt) also pal·mat·ed (-mt d)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. pal mately adv. |   top: palmately compound leaf bottom: palmately lobed leaf |
palmate
Adjective
shaped like an open hand: palmate leaves
| 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. |
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| 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 compound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads" |
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