- palmate leaf
- nouna leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point• Hypernyms: ↑compound leaf• Hyponyms: ↑pedate leaf
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
palmate leaf
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palmate — also palmated adjective 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 > •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Palmate — Pal mate, Palmated Pal ma*ted, a. [L. palmatus marked with the palm of a hand, from palma the palm of the hand.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Spreading from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palmate — [pal′māt΄, pä′māt΄] adj. [L palmatus < palma,PALM2] shaped like a hand with the fingers spread; specif., a) Bot. having veins, leaflets, or lobes radiating from a common center (said of some leaves): see LEAF b) Zool. web footed, as many water … English World dictionary
Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree … Wikipedia
Leaf shape — Chart illustrating leaf morphology terms. Click the image for the details. Oddly pi … Wikipedia
palmate — 1. adjective a) 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. b) Having more than three leaflets arising from a common… … Wiktionary
palmate — palmately, adv. /pal mayt, mit, pahl , pah mayt/, adj. 1. shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler. 2. Bot. having four or more lobes or leaflets radiating from a single point. 3. Zool. web footed … Universalium
palmate — pal•mate [[t]ˈpæl meɪt, mɪt, ˈpɑl , ˈpɑ meɪt[/t]] also pal′mat•ed adj. 1) shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler 2) zool. web footed 3) bot having four or more lobes or leaflets radiating from a… … From formal English to slang
palmate — /ˈpælmeɪt/ (say palmayt), / mət/ (say muht) adjective 1. shaped like an open palm, or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler. 2. Botany lobed or divided so that the sinuses point to or reach the apex of the petiole,… …
palmate — Having a leaf shaped like a hand … Herbal-medical glossary
