palmation

[pal-mey-shuh n, pahl-, pah-mey-]

noun

a palmate state or formation.
a palmate structure.

Origin of palmation

First recorded in 1680–90; palmate + -ion

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Examples from the Web for palmation

Historical Examples of palmation

The palmation was much broader than I have seen in any other Caribou.
The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin
Francis Harper
The lack of palmation in the bez tines of their specimen is noteworthy.
The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin
Francis Harper
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 Roberts
The antlers have the trez-tine near the small brow-tine, and the palmation beginning near the former.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2
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British Dictionary definitions for palmation

palmation

noun

the state of being palmate
a projection or division of a palmate structure

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