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adjective

Palmated, Palmate adj.

Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread.

(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.

(Zool.)

(a)

Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most swimming birds; webbed.

(b)

Having the distal portion broad, flat, and more or less divided into lobes; said of certain corals, antlers, etc.

noun

Palmate n. (Chem.) A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate. (Obsoles.)

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Etymology of 'Palmate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... rarely pink or white, butterfly-shaped; corolla consisting of standard, wings, and keel; about 1/2 in. long, borne in a long raceme at end of stem; calyx 2-lipped, deeply toothed. Stem: Erect, branching, leafy, 1 to 2 ft. high. Leaves: Palmate, compounded of from 7 to 11 (usually 8) leaflets. Fruit: A broad, flat, very hairy pod, 1-1/2 in. long, and ...

— Wild Flowers Worth Knowing • Neltje Blanchan et al