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palmation

[ pal-mey-shuhn, pahl-, pah-mey- ]

noun

  1. a palmate state or formation.
  2. a palmate structure.


palmation

/ æˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the state of being palmate
  2. a projection or division of a palmate structure
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of palmation1

First recorded in 1680–90; palmate + -ion
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With moose a better idea of these qualities can be obtained by measuring the extreme breadth of the palmation, and the extreme length from the tip of the brow point backward in each horn.

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The antlers have the trez-tine near the small brow-tine, and the palmation beginning near the former.

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Enormous set of old antlers of a Barren Ground Caribou, with exceptional palmation.

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The lack of palmation in the bez tines of their specimen is noteworthy.

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The palmation was much broader than I have seen in any other Caribou.

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