palmated

• HYPHEN: pal=mat=ed

CIDE DICTIONARY

palmated, a. [L. palmatus marked with the palm of a hand, from palma the palm of the hand.].

•  Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread.  [1913 Webster]
•  Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers.  Gray.  [1913 Webster]
•  Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most swimming birds; webbed. See Illust. (i) under Aves.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

palmated

Notch

N notch, dent, nick, cut, indent, indentation, dimple, embrasure, battlement, machicolation, saw, tooth, crenelle, scallop, scollop, vandyke, depression, jag, notched, crenate, crenated, dentate, dentated, denticulate, denticulated, toothed, palmated, serrated.