PALMATE


Meaning of PALMATE in English

[ 'palmeɪt ]

■ adjective chiefly Botany & Zoology shaped like an open hand with a number of lobes resembling fingers.

Derivatives

~d adjective

Origin

C18: from L. palmatus , from palma (see palm 2 ).

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