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Definitions for: Palmate [adj] of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point
[adj] (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin
Webster (1913) Definition: Pal"mate, n. (Chem.)
A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate. [Obsoles.]
Pal"mate, Palmated Pal"ma*ted, a. [L. palmatus
marked with the palm of a hand, from palma the palm of the
hand.]
1. Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the
fingers spread.
2. (Bot.) Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the
divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the
hand with outspread fingers. --Gray.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most
swimming birds; webbed. See Illust. (i) under Aves.
(b) Having the distal portion broad, flat, and more or
less divided into lobes; -- said of certain corals,
antlers, etc.
Synonyms: compound, palm-shaped, webbed
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