Glossary of Botanical Terms:
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palmate (digitate): (1) of a compound leaf with 3 or more leaflets arising from the one point at the top of the petiole, Fig. 3 E & L; (2) of veins in a lamina, radiating from the one point, Fig. 9 C & D. adv. palmately.
Fig. 3. Compound Leaves (A–F & I–M) and Simple Leaves (G & H). A, tripinnate; B, bipinnate; C, imparipinnate; D, paripinnate; E, palmate; F, pedate; G, scale leaves; H, simple; I, unifoliolate (1-foliolate); J, bifoliolate (2-foliolate); K, pinnately trifoliolate; L, palmately trifoliolate; M, biternate.
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