pedate

[ ped-eyt ]

adjective
  1. having a foot or feet.

  2. resembling a foot.

  1. having divisions like toes.

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

Origin of pedate

1
From the Latin word pedātus, dating back to 1745–55. See ped-2, -ate1

Other words from pedate

  • ped·ate·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for pedate

pedate

/ (ˈpɛdeɪt) /


adjective
  1. (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

  2. zoology having or resembling a foot: a pedate appendage

Origin of pedate

1
C18: from Latin pedātus equipped with feet, from pēs foot

Derived forms of pedate

  • pedately, adverb

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