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pedate definition

ped·ate (ped′āt′, -it)

adjective

  1. Bot. palmately divided into three main divisions, the two outer divisions forked into smaller ones
  2. Zool.
    1. having a foot or feet
    2. like a foot; footlike

Etymology: L pedatus < pes (gen. pedis), foot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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