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palmation
[ pal-mey-shuhn, pahl-, pah-mey- ]
/ pælˈmeɪ ʃən, pɑl-, pɑˈmeɪ- /
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Words nearby palmation
palmar metacarpal vein, palmary, Palmas, palmate, palmate fold, palmation, palmatisect, Palm Bay, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, palm berry
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How to use palmation in a sentence
His antlers, whose symmetry and palmation seemed perfect, were estimated to have a spread of 75 sixty inches at least.
Kings in Exile|Sir Charles George Douglas RobertsThe antlers have the trez-tine near the small brow-tine, and the palmation beginning near the former.
The lack of palmation in the bez tines of their specimen is noteworthy.
The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin|Francis HarperThe palmation was much broader than I have seen in any other Caribou.
The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin|Francis Harper
British Dictionary definitions for palmation
palmation
/ (pælˈmeɪʃən) /
noun
the state of being palmate
a projection or division of a palmate structure
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