1. having a shape resembling an open hand with fingers spread apart
Usage: biology; botany
2. having webbed feet or toes
Usage: zoology

Examples

• The maple tree has palmate leaves with five distinct lobes.
• Palmate venation is common in many broadleaf plants.
• Ducks have palmate feet that help them swim efficiently.
• The botanist identified the plant by its palmate leaf structure.
• Geese and swans also possess palmate feet for aquatic locomotion.
• The palmate antlers of the moose are distinctive among deer species.