pedate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided
  2. adjective satellite having or resembling a foot

WordNet

Ped"ate adjective
Etymology
L. pedatus, p.p. of pedare to furnish with feet, fr. pes, pedis, a foot.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more segments; -- said of a leaf. -- Ped"ate*ly, adv.

Webster 1913