palmate

/'pælmit/ Cách viết khác : (palmated) /'pælmeitid/

Thân thiện

The maple leaf has a palmate shape with five distinct lobes.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a shape resembling a hand with fingers spread: In botany, describes a leaf where multiple leaflets or lobes all originate from a single central point, similar to the fingers radiating from the palm of a hand.
   • Having webbed toes: In zoology, describes the feet of certain water birds where the front toes are connected by a web of skin.

Examples

• Adjective (Botany):

  • The maple tree is known for its distinctive palmate leaves.
  • A palmate leaf, like that of a horse chestnut, has several leaflets joined at a central stalk.

• Adjective (Zoology):

  • Ducks have palmate feet, which make them efficient swimmers.
  • The palmate condition of the foot is an adaptation for aquatic life.

Advanced Usage

• "Palmately compound": A more specific botanical term for a leaf where the leaflets are separate but all attach at the tip of the petiole.

  • The leaves of the buckeye tree are palmately compound, typically with five leaflets.

• "Palmately lobed": Describes a simple leaf (not divided into separate leaflets) where the clefts between lobes radiate from a central point.

  • The sycamore tree has palmately lobed leaves.

Variants and Related Words

• Palmated (adj): An alternative, less common form of 'palmate'.

  • The palmated antler of a moose has a broad, flattened shape somewhat resembling an open hand.

• Palmation (n): The state or condition of being palmate; the characteristic webbing or radiating structure.

  • The degree of palmation on a bird's foot varies between species.

Synonyms

• Hand-shaped: (For botany) Having a form like a hand.
• Web-footed: (For zoology) Having toes connected by skin.

Related Terms (Not Phrasal Verbs)

• Digitate: A close synonym in botany, often used interchangeably with 'palmate' for leaves.
• Lobed: Having projections or divisions, which may be arranged in a palmate pattern.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• palm-shaped