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palmate

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noun

  1. A salt or ester of ricinoleic acid (formerly called palmic acid); a ricinoleate.

adjective

  1. Having three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point.“Although palmate leaves are typical of most Western maples, a number of species have leaves without lobes.”
  2. (leaves) Having more than three leaflets arising from a common point, often in the form of a fan.
  3. Having webbed appendage; palmated.“The Palmate Newt is a common Western European amphibian.”
  4. Hand-like; shaped like a hand with extended fingers

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