1. Having fingers or finger-like projections; resembling a hand with extended digits.
Usage: Primarily used in biology and anatomy to describe structures with distinct, separated lobes or extensions.
2. In botany, having lobes or divisions arranged like the fingers of a hand radiating from a common point.
Usage: Technical botanical term; describes leaf or flower structure.

Examples

• The digitated leaves of the maple tree spread outward like an open hand.
• The sea star's digitated arms allowed it to move gracefully across the ocean floor.
• Digitated structures in certain fungi help them absorb nutrients more efficiently.
• The plant's digitated fronds were a distinctive feature of the species.
• Under the microscope, the digitated projections of the organism became clearly visible.