Palmate

Pronunciation key ( pal′māt ) ( pal′mit )

pal•mate

Palmately lobed leaf

adj.

[L. palmatus < palma, the palm].

1. shaped like a hand with the fingers spread;
• in botany, having veins or lobes radiating from a common center, as some types of leaves.
• in zoology, web-footed, such as with many water dwelling birds.

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