digitate

adjective

dig·​i·​tate ˈdi-jə-ˌtāt 

: having divisions arranged like those of a bird's foot

digitate leaves

digitately adverb

Examples of digitate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In black fonio, the inflorescence (cluster of flowers on a stem) is composed of 4–10 digitate racemes (branches that radiate from a single point, resembling fingers on a hand) with spikelets in threes. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for digitate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate

Medical Definition

digitate

adjective

dig·​i·​tate ˈdij-ə-ˌtāt 

: having digits