palmately
(adverb) in a palmate manner; “palmately cleft”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
palmately (comparative more palmately, superlative most palmately)
In a palmate fashion.
Source: Wiktionary
Pal"mate*ly, adv.
Definition: In a palmate manner.
Pal"mate, n.
Definition: (Chem.) A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate. [Obsoles.]
Pal"mate, Pal"ma*ted, a. Etym: [L. palmatus marked with the palm of a hand, from palma the palm of the hand.]
1. Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most swimming birds; webbed. See Illust. (i) under Aves. (b) Having the distal portion broad, flat, and more or less divided into lobes; -- said of certain corals, antlers, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 January 2025
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
