English
Adjective
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- Hand-like; shaped like a hand with extended fingers
- botany Having three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point.
#:The maple tree has palmate leaves.
- botany qualifier|leaves Having more than three leaflets arising from a common point.
Usage notes
A compound leaf with more than three leaflets (trifoliate) are more usually called palmate compound|palmate or palmately compound to avoid ambiguity.
Synonyms
palmated
See also
palm
palmatum
palm tree
pinnate
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