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Divided, as a palmate leaf, down to the midrib, so that the parenchyma is interrupted.

The palma Christi. (Jonah iv. 6, margin, and Douay version, note.)

Having or bearing a palm or palms. Paimed deer (Zoöl.), a stag of full growth, bearing palms. See lst Palm, 4.

One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.

caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects. Joel. i. 4.

A floral ornament, common in Greek and other ancient architecture; -- often called the honeysuckle ornament.

A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the Chamærops, or Sabal, Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage.

South California after its secession. That adopted in November, 1860, had a green cabbage palmetto in the center of a white field; the final one, January, 1861, had a white palmetto in the center of a blue field and a white crescent in the upper left-hand corner.

California; -- a nickname alluding to the State Arms, which contain a representation of a palmetto tree.

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi); -- formerly used to designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid. [Obsoles.]

A group of wading birds having the toes webbed, as the avocet.

Bearing palms.

Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals.

A white waxy or fatty substance obtained from castor oil.

Web-footed, as a water fowl. -- n.

Same as Natatores.

One who practices palmistry Bp. Hall.

f divining or telling fortunes, or of judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand; chiromancy. Ascham. Cowper.

A salt of palmitic acid.

A South African plant (Prionium Palmita) of the Rush family, having long serrated leaves. The stems have been used for making brushes.