pedate

American  

[ped-eyt] / ˈpɛd eɪt /

adjective

1. having a foot or feet.

2. resembling a foot.

3. having divisions like toes.

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

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pedate British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• pedately adverb

Etymology

Origin of pedate

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

Example Sentences

The leaves of the root are large and pedate, the divisions wide apart and unevenly toothed; the under sides are distinctly veined with purplish-brown when in a young state.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John

The flowers are produced on forked stems, and are accompanied by finely-cut floral leaves, nearly sessile and palmate; the radical leaves are large, pedate, downy underneath, having long stalks, and remaining green throughout winter.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John

The leaves spring from the top of the root-stock, and are smooth, distinctly pedate, dark-green above, and lighter below, with 7 to 9 segments and long petioles.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

The leaves are radical, having stout, round stalks; they are large and pedate in shape, stout, and of leathery substance.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John

The root leaves are very smooth and pedate.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John