Pal"mate (?), Pal"ma*ted (?), a. [L. palmatus marked with the palm of a hand, from palma the palm of the hand.]
1.
Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread.
2. Bot.
Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers.
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3. Zool. (a)
Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most swimming birds; webbed.
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Aves. (b)
Having the distal portion broad, flat, and more or less divided into lobes; -- said of certain corals, antlers, etc.
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