Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
palmette
palmetto
Palmetto State
palming
palmist
palmistry
palmitate
palmitic acid
palmitin
palmtop
palmy
palmyra
Palo Alto
Palomar, Mount
palomino
palooka
Palouse
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

palmate

pal·mate [ pál màyt, pl màyt, p màyt ] or pal·mat·ed [ pál màytəd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. split into several parts: describes leaves that have five or more lobes arising from a single point, spreading like fingers from a hand

2. webbed: describes birds' feet that have three webbed toes

[Mid-18th century. < Latin palmatus< palma "palm of the hand"]

pal·mate·ly adverb
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft