palmatisect

English

Adjective

palmatisect (comparative more palmatisect, superlative most palmatisect)

1. (botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend almost up, but not quite to the petiole.

Usage notes

• Less deep incisions are palmatifid; incisions reaching nearly to the petiole are palmatisect.

Related terms

• palmate
• pinnatisect

Translations

leaf type

• Finnish: sormiosainen
• Italian: palmatosetto (it)

Anagrams

• metaplastic