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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.
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 foot
a pedate appendage
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Derived Forms
- ˈpedately, adverb
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Other Words From
- pedate·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pedate1
C18: from Latin pedātus equipped with feet, from pēs foot
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Example Sentences
The leaves are very large, pedate, dentate, and distinctly veined.
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I come now to pedate larv, or those that move by means of proper or articulate legs.
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The jumpers amongst pedate larv, as far as they are known, are not very numerous, and will not detain you long.
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