pedate

[ped-eyt]

adjective

having a foot or feet.

resembling a foot.

having divisions like toes.

Botany. (of a leaf) palmately parted or divided with the lateral lobes or divisions cleft or divided.

Origin of pedate

From the Latin word pedātus, dating back to 1745–55. See ped-², -ate¹

Related formsped·ate·ly, adverb

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Historical Examples of pedate

The leaves are very large, pedate, dentate, and distinctly veined.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers
John Wood
I come now to pedate larv, or those that move by means of proper or articulate legs.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)
William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for pedate

pedate

adjective

(of a plant leaf) divided into several lobes arising at a common point, the lobes often being stalked and the lateral lobes sometimes divided into smaller lobes

zoology having or resembling a foota pedate appendage

Derived Formspedately, adverb

Word Origin for pedate

C18: from Latin pedātus equipped with feet, from pēs foot

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