pedate

• Adjectif désignant ce qui possède des pieds ou une structure en forme de pied, notamment en botanique pour des feuilles ou des organes profondément divisés en lobes ressemblant à des doigts ou à des pattes.

An obsolete adjective describing something that has feet or is foot-like in structure, often used in historical biological or anatomical contexts.

1. C2formal

   Describing a leaf shape that has radiating lobes, each of which is deeply cleft or divided.

   Forme de feuille pédalée

   • The plant's pedate leaves are a distinctive feature for identification.
   • Botanists classify this species by its pedate leaf structure.
   • The fern displays a beautiful pedate pattern.

2. Foot-likeC2formal

   Having or resembling a foot, often used in biological descriptions.

   En forme de pied

   • The pedate appendage of the insect is used for grasping.
   • Some mollusks have a pedate structure for locomotion.
   • The fossil shows a pedate form, indicating a foot-like organ.

   Synonymesfooted