palmate
noun
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A salt or ester of ricinoleic acid (formerly called palmic acid); a ricinoleate.
adjective
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Having three or more lobes or veins arising from a common point.
Example: Although palmate leaves are typical of most Western maples, a number of species have leaves without lobes.
(leaves) Having more than three leaflets arising from a common point, often in the form of a fan.
Having webbed appendage; palmated.
Example: The Palmate Newt is a common Western European amphibian.
Hand-like; shaped like a hand with extended fingers