"palmate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin palmātus (“hand-shaped”), by extension (as palma acquired the meaning "palm tree"), "palm-leaf shaped". Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|palmātus|t=hand-shaped}} Latin palmātus (“hand-shaped”), {{m|la|palma}} palma Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} palmate (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly botany) Having three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany Translations (botany: having three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point): длановиден (dlanoviden) (Bulgarian), sormijakoinen (english: lobes) (Finnish), kourasuoninen (english: veins) (Finnish), gefingert (German), пальчатый (palʹčatyj) [masculine] (Russian), дланевидный (dlanevidnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-palmate-en-adj-7ZfGvJC- Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'botany: having three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point': 54 29 15 2
  2. (botany, of leaves) Having more than three leaflets arising from a common point, often in the form of a fan. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany Translations (botany: having more than three leaflets arising from a common point): sormiliuskainen (Finnish), sormiosainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-palmate-en-adj-OMT0reOO Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'botany: having more than three leaflets arising from a common point': 28 55 15 1
  3. (rare) Having webbed appendage; palmated. Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-palmate-en-adj-dlu75T40
  4. (rare) Hand-like; shaped like a hand with extended fingers Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-palmate-en-adj-zzwIF3oh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: palmate newt, totipalmate Related terms: pinnate

Noun

Forms: palmates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin palmātus (“hand-shaped”), by extension (as palma acquired the meaning "palm tree"), "palm-leaf shaped". Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|palmātus|t=hand-shaped}} Latin palmātus (“hand-shaped”), {{m|la|palma}} palma Head templates: {{en-noun}} palmate (plural palmates)
  1. (chemistry) A salt or ester of ricinoleic acid (formerly called palmic acid); a ricinoleate. Categories (topical): Chemistry Derived forms: sodium palmate
    Sense id: en-palmate-en-noun-GPUgNkB7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ate Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 4 18 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 13 6 16 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 15 13 14 14 44 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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