PALMATISECT

Adjective

palmatisect (comparative more palmatisect, superlative most palmatisect)

(botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend almost up, but not quite to the petiole.

Usage notes

Less deep incisions are palmatifid; incisions reaching nearly to the petiole are palmatisect.

Anagrams

• metaplastic

Source: Wiktionary


Pal*mat"i*sect, Pal*mat`i*sect"ed, a. Etym: [L. palmatus palmate + secare to cut.] (Bot.)

Definition: Divided, as a palmate leaf, down to the midrib, so that the parenchyma is interrupted.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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