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Palmate

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Definition: Leaf blades on one leaf stem arranged like fingers on the palm of a hand. A leaf is also considered palmate when lobes and veins radiate from the stem attachment.
Also Known As: leaf arrangement, twig arrangement
Examples:
Trees with palmate leaf lobe arrangements include mable and sycamore. A tree with palmate leaflet blade arrangement is buckeye.
Glossaries Relating to Trees and Forests

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