# palmate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɑmeit/

## Definitions
1. Having three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point.
2. Having more than three leaflets arising from a common point, often in the form of a fan.
3. Having webbed appendage; palmated.
4. Hand-like; shaped like a hand with extended fingers

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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