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Adjective: palmated  paa(l)'mey-tid
  1. Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers
     
  2. Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread
     
  3. Having the distal portion broad, flat, and more or less divided into lobes; - said of certain corals, antlers, etc
     
  4. Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most swimming birds; webbed