palmate
English
adj
Definitions
- (chiefly) Having three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point.
- (botany) leaves Having more than three leaflets arising from a common point, often in the form of a fan.
- (rare) Having webbed appendage; palmated.
- (rare) Hand-like; shaped like a hand with extended fingers
Etymology
Derived from Latin palmātus (hand-shaped, embroidered with palms).
Origin
Latin
palmātus
Gloss
hand-shaped, embroidered with palms
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bipalmate English
- costa English
- costapalmate English
- nonpalmate English
- palmated English
- palmately English
- palmation English
- semipalmate English
- semipalmation English
- palmātus Latin