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palmate

pal·mate

UK/ˈpɑmeit/ US/ˈpɑlmeit/ uncommon rare

adjective

1.

(of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin

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2.

of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin palmātus (“hand-shaped, palm-leaf shaped”), from palma (“palm, palm-tree”). Equivalent to palm + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French palmé.

Phrases

  • palmate newt

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