PALMATE


Meaning of PALMATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpal-ˌmāt, ˈpä-, ˈpäl-, ˈpȯ-, ˈpȯl- ]

adjective

also pal·mat·ed -ˌmā-təd

Date: 1661

: resembling a hand with the fingers spread: as

a. : having lobes radiating from a common point

a palmate leaf

— see leaf illustration

b. : having the distal portion broad, flat, and lobed

a palmate antler

• pal·mate·ly adverb

• pal·ma·tion pal-ˈmā-shən, pä-, ˈpäl-, ˈpȯ-, ˈpȯl- noun

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