palmate

adjective

pal·​mate ˈpal-ˌmāt 

ˈpä-,

ˈpäl-,

ˈpȯ-,

ˈpȯl- 

variants or less commonly palmated

ˈpal-ˌmā-təd 

ˈpä-,

ˈpäl-,

ˈpȯ-,

ˈpȯl-

: resembling a hand with the fingers spread: such 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

palmately adverb

palmation

pal-ˈmā-shən 

pä-

ˈpäl-

ˈpȯ-

ˈpȯl-

noun

Examples of palmate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Variegated: ‘Butterfly’ offers cream and green palmate leaves and stays a modest size (6 to 10 feet). —Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com, 5 June 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

palmate

adjective

pal·​mate ˈpal-ˌmāt  ˈpälm-ˌāt 

ˈpäm-

: resembling a hand with the fingers spread

palmate leaves