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Added 8 October 2026

palmate

/ˈpɑmeit/ adjective

Latin root: palmātus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about palmate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin.
Of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin palmātus (“hand-shaped, palm-leaf shaped”), from palma (“palm, palm-tree”). Equivalent to palm + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French palmé.

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