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单词 pedate
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pedate

[ ped-eyt ]
/ ˈpɛd eɪt /

adjective

having a foot or feet.
resembling a foot.
having divisions like toes.
Botany. (of a leaf) palmately parted or divided with the lateral lobes or divisions cleft or divided.

Origin of pedate

From the Latin word pedātus, dating back to 1745–55. See ped-2, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM pedate

ped·ate·ly, adverb

Words nearby pedate

pedal steel guitar, pedant, pedantic, pedanticism, pedantry, pedate, pedatifid, Ped.D., peddle, peddler, peddlery
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Example sentences from the Web for pedate

  • The leaves are very large, pedate, dentate, and distinctly veined.

    Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers|John Wood
  • I come now to pedate larv, or those that move by means of proper or articulate legs.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for pedate

pedate
/ (ˈpɛdeɪt) /

adjective

(of a plant leaf) divided into several lobes arising at a common point, the lobes often being stalked and the lateral lobes sometimes divided into smaller lobes
zoology having or resembling a foota pedate appendage

Derived forms of pedate

pedately, adverb

Word Origin for pedate

C18: from Latin pedātus equipped with feet, from pēs foot
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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