palmate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

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.

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