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Word: palmate (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • leaves Having more than three leaflets arising from a common point, often in the form of a fan.
  • botany Having three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point.
  • rare Hand-like; shaped like a hand with extended fingers
  • rare Having webbed appendage; palmated.

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Noun:

  • chemistry A salt or ester of ricinoleic acid; a ricinoleate.

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