palmately, adv.
(ˈpælmətlɪ)
[f. palmate a. + -ly2.]
In a palmate manner. (Chiefly Bot.)
| 1845 Lindley Sch. Bot. iv. (1858) 26 c, Leaves divided palmately into many narrow lobes. 1870 Hooker Stud. Flora 153 Sanicula... Leaves palmately cut. 1872 Oliver Elem. Bot. ii. 175 A..herb with palmately-lobed leaves. |