Digitate

Pronunciation key ( dij′i-tāt′ )

dig•i•tate

Digitate Leaf

adj.

[L. digitatus; see DIGIT].

1. Possessing separate fingers or toes.
2. Fingerlike, or similar to a digit.
3. In botany, having fingerlike divisions as some leaves.

References and Further Reading

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005

Zoology Quest: Chart of Leaf Shapes