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palmation

American  
[pal-mey-shuhn, pahl-, pah-mey-] / pælˈmeɪ ʃən, pɑl-, pɑˈmeɪ- /

noun

  1. a palmate state or formation.

  2. a palmate structure.


palmation British  
/ pælˈmeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the state of being palmate

  2. a projection or division of a palmate structure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of palmation

First recorded in 1680–90; palmate + -ion

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The weight of the dried skull and antlers was ninety-three pounds, the palmation being in places 2-1/8 inches thick.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

His antlers, whose symmetry and palmation seemed perfect, were estimated to have a spread of 75 sixty inches at least.

From Kings in Exile by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

The lack of palmation in the bez tines of their specimen is noteworthy.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

In a high percentage of the larger heads there is on one or both antlers an additional and secondary palmation.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

The photographs of the Alaska moose shown herewith have this double palmation.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

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