digitated C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdɪdʒɪteɪtɪd/ UK /ˈdɪdʒɪteɪtɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj divided into fingerlike lobes or leaflets that spread from one point, especially in botany The breadfruit tree has broad, deeply digitated leaves. 2 adj having fingers, toes, or similar projecting divisions The animal's digitated forelimbs ended in five narrow tips. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · divided into fingerlike... digitatefingeredpalmate 2 adj · having fingers, toes, or... fingered ↔ Opposites undividedentire Word family Related forms digitdigitationlobeleaflet Etymology From Latin digitus, 'finger or toe,' + -ate and -ed. Naturalists applied the hand image to leaves, fins, and other structures whose divisions spread like fingers. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # digitated **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdɪdʒɪteɪtɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɪdʒɪteɪtɪd/ ## Meanings 1. divided into fingerlike lobes or leaflets that spread from one point, especially in botany 2. having fingers, toes, or similar projecting divisions ## Examples - The breadfruit tree has broad, deeply digitated leaves. - The animal's digitated forelimbs ended in five narrow tips. ## Synonyms - digitate - fingered - palmate ## Antonyms - undivided - entire ## Related Forms - digit - digitation - lobe - leaflet ## Etymology From Latin digitus, 'finger or toe,' + -ate and -ed. Naturalists applied the hand image to leaves, fins, and other structures whose divisions spread like fingers. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown