pedate
[ ped-eyt ]
/ ˈpɛd eɪt /
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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.
Nearby words
pedant, pedantic, pedanticism, pedantocracy, pedantry, pedate, pedately, pedatifid, peddle, peddler, peddlery
Related formsped·ate·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for pedate
The leaves are very large, pedate, dentate, and distinctly veined.
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
/ (ˈpɛdeɪt) /
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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