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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pal•mate (pal′māt, -mit, päl′-, pä′māt),USA pronunciation adj. - shaped like an open palm or like a hand with the fingers extended, as a leaf or an antler.
- Botanyhaving four or more lobes or leaflets radiating from a single point.
- Zoologyweb-footed.
- Furniture
- decorated with palmettes.
- (in furniture of the 17th century) having bands of semicircles enclosing a radiating leaf form.
Also, pal′mat•ed. - Latin palmātus shaped like a palm. See palm1, -ate1
- 1750–60
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