Palmation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being palmate. uncountable

    "In these four antlers there is no trace of palmation, and apart from the elongated base there is nothing to distinguish them from the two-, three-, and four-tined stages of the antlers of other deer..."

  2. 2
    A palmate structure. countable

    "In the antlers of the moose, on the other hand, we find the following abnormality: the antlers may add extra points that reach down, below the palmations' edges."

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"In these four antlers there is no trace of palmation, and apart from the elongated base there is nothing to distinguish them from the two-, three-, and four-tined stages of the antlers of other deer..."

Etymology

From palmate + -ion.

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