Definitions for palmateˈpæl meɪt, -mɪt, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ meɪt

pal•mateˈpæl meɪt, -mɪt, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ meɪt(adj.)

also pal′mat•ed

shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler.
web-footed.
Category: Zoology
having four or more lobes or leaflets radiating from a single point.
Category: Botany

1750–60; < L

pal•ma′tion(n.)

palmate(adj)
(of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin
palmate, palm-shaped(adj)
of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point

palmate(Noun)
A salt or ester of ricinoleic acid; a ricinoleate.
palmate(Adjective)
Having three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point.
Although palmate leaves are typical of most Western maples, a number of species have leaves without lobes.
palmate(Adjective)
Having more than three leaflets arising from a common point, often in the form of a fan.
palmate(Adjective)
Having webbed appendage; palmated.
The Palmate Newt is a common Western European amphibian.
palmate(Adjective)
Hand-like; shaped like a hand with extended fingers

Origin: From palmatus, by extension (as palma acquired the meaning "palm tree"), "palm-leaf shaped".

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