Palmate
/PAL-mayt/🍃 Leaf Shapes● Basic
Also known as: hand-shaped
A leaf structure where lobes, veins, or leaflets radiate outward from a single central point at the top of the petiole, resembling an open hand with spread fingers.
Etymology
From Latin palmatus, meaning "shaped like a palm of the hand," from palma (palm).
Example
“Japanese maples are prized for their deeply dissected palmate leaves.”