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palmated
CIDE DICTIONARY
palmated, a. [L. palmatus marked with the palm of a hand, from palma the palm of the hand.].
- Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread. [1913 Webster]
- Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers. Gray. [1913 Webster]
- Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most swimming birds; webbed. See Illust.
(i) under Aves. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
palmated
Notch
N notch, dent, nick, cut, indent, indentation, dimple, embrasure, battlement, machicolation, saw, tooth, crenelle, scallop, scollop, vandyke, depression, jag, notched, crenate, crenated, dentate, dentated, denticulate, denticulated, toothed, palmated, serrated.
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