palmate

[ pal-meyt, -mit, pahl-, pah-meyt ]

/ ˈpæl meɪt, -mɪt, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ meɪt /

adjective

shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler.

Botany. having four or more lobes or leaflets radiating from a single point.

Zoology. web-footed.

Furniture.

decorated with palmettes.
(in furniture of the 17th century) having bands of semicircles enclosing a radiating leaf form.

Often pal·mat·ed

[pal-mey-tid, pahl- pah-mey-] /ˈpæl meɪ tɪd, ˈpɑl- ˈpɑ meɪ-/ .

Origin of palmate

First recorded in 1750–60, palmate is from the Latin word palmātus shaped like a palm. See palm¹, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM palmate

pal·mate·ly, adverbsub·pal·mate, adjectivesub·pal·mat·ed, adjective

Words nearby palmate

palmar fibromatosis, palmar interosseous muscle, palmar metacarpal vein, palmary, Palmas, palmate, palmate fold, palmation, palmatisect, Palm Bay, Palm Beach

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Example sentences from the Web for palmate

Passage of pinnate to palmate leaves in horse-chesnut 439 'chesnut may be old spelling for chestnut?'
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
Sometimes we find syndactylism, or palmate fingers, a continuation of the interdigital skin to the second phalanx.
Criminal Man|Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
The summit is palmate, having from two to five branches from its back part, which are curved inward (c).
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
All the toes are connected by a palmate web, and the innermost has, besides, a marginal longitudinal membrane.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn

Leaves with palmate veining are palmately lobed or notched; those with pinnate veining are pinnately lobed or notched.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar

British Dictionary definitions for palmate

palmate

palmated

/ (ˈpælmeɪt, -mɪt) /

adjective

shaped like an open handpalmate antlers

botany having more than three lobes or segments that spread out from a common pointpalmate leaves

(of the feet of most water birds) having three toes connected by a web

Word Origin for palmate

C18: from Latin palmatus, from palma palm; see palm ²

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for palmate

palmate

[ păl′māt′, päl′-, pä′māt′ ]

adj.

Having a shape similar to that of a hand with the fingers extended.

Scientific definitions for palmate

palmate

[ păl′māt′, päl′- ]

Having a shape similar to that of a hand with the fingers extended. Some kinds of coral and the antlers of moose and certain deer are palmate.

Having three or more veins, leaflets, or lobes radiating from one point. Maples have palmately lobed leaves.

Having webbed toes. The feet of many swimming and diving birds are palmate.

单词	palmate
释义	palmate [ pal-meyt, -mit, pahl-, pah-meyt ] / ˈpæl meɪt, -mɪt, ˈpɑl-, ˈpɑ meɪt / adjective shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler. Botany. having four or more lobes or leaflets radiating from a single point. Zoology. web-footed. Furniture. decorated with palmettes. (in furniture of the 17th century) having bands of semicircles enclosing a radiating leaf form. Often pal·mat·ed [pal-mey-tid, pahl- pah-mey-] /ˈpæl meɪ tɪd, ˈpɑl- ˈpɑ meɪ-/ . Origin of palmate First recorded in 1750–60, palmate is from the Latin word palmātus shaped like a palm. See palm¹, -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM palmate pal·mate·ly, adverbsub·pal·mate, adjectivesub·pal·mat·ed, adjective Words nearby palmate palmar fibromatosis, palmar interosseous muscle, palmar metacarpal vein, palmary, Palmas, palmate, palmate fold, palmation, palmatisect, Palm Bay, Palm Beach Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for palmate Passage of pinnate to palmate leaves in horse-chesnut 439 'chesnut may be old spelling for chestnut?' Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters Sometimes we find syndactylism, or palmate fingers, a continuation of the interdigital skin to the second phalanx. Criminal Man\|Gina Lombroso-Ferrero The summit is palmate, having from two to five branches from its back part, which are curved inward (c). Lachesis Lapponica\|Carl von Linn All the toes are connected by a palmate web, and the innermost has, besides, a marginal longitudinal membrane. Lachesis Lapponica\|Carl von Linn Leaves with palmate veining are palmately lobed or notched; those with pinnate veining are pinnately lobed or notched. Trees of the Northern United States\|Austin C. Apgar British Dictionary definitions for palmate palmate palmated / (ˈpælmeɪt, -mɪt) / adjective shaped like an open handpalmate antlers botany having more than three lobes or segments that spread out from a common pointpalmate leaves (of the feet of most water birds) having three toes connected by a web Word Origin for palmate C18: from Latin palmatus, from palma palm; see palm ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for palmate palmate [ păl′māt′, päl′-, pä′māt′ ] adj. Having a shape similar to that of a hand with the fingers extended. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for palmate palmate [ păl′māt′, päl′- ] Having a shape similar to that of a hand with the fingers extended. Some kinds of coral and the antlers of moose and certain deer are palmate. Having three or more veins, leaflets, or lobes radiating from one point. Maples have palmately lobed leaves. Having webbed toes. The feet of many swimming and diving birds are palmate. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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