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Palmate

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Definition: Leaf blades on one leaf stem arranged like the veins of a feather.
Also Known As: leaf arrangement, twig arrangement
Examples:
Trees with pinnate leaf lobe arrangements include oak and beech. A tree with pinnate leaflet blade arrangement is hickory.

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