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pedate

pedate

9.9
Having parts shaped like a foot, for example a limb or a leaf
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɛdeɪt/
  • Specialized
: pedado
  • The leaves of some ferns are pedate, spreading out like a foot with several lobes.

Examples

  • The zoologist described the creature's pedate appendages, which allowed it to move swiftly across the sand.

  • The fossil exhibited pedate imprints, suggesting the animal had foot-like limbs.

  • The pedate design is unique.

  • Look at the pedate structure of its claws!

  • The leaves of some ferns are pedate, spreading out like a foot with several lobes.

  • The fossil exhibited pedate imprints, suggesting the animal had foot-like limbs.

  • The zoologist described the creature's pedate appendages, which allowed it to move swiftly across the sand.

Synonyms

footed
vspedate
24 4.0

Having legs or small supports that touch the ground

is about resembling limb shapes or having parts divided rather than possessing limbs
foot-shaped
vspedate
1 3.6

Having the form of a foot

is broader, meaning resembles or has limb parts divided like toes in biological use

Compounds

pedate leaf
  • Specialized
9.9

A leaf with parts that spread from the stem like a bird's foot

Surface Forms

pedate positive

Morphology

pedate = ped (opaque) = ped + ate

The element 'ped-' is a bound combining form rather than a familiar standalone English base, and the adjective is technical, so learners who don't know the combining form are unlikely to derive meaning from common vocabulary.

Etymology

Pedate comes from the Latin pes meaning 'foot', the same root found in pedal and pedestrian. So pedate describes something that is 'foot-like', for example an animal with foot-shaped parts.