What is "pedate"

Pedate \Ped"ate\, a. [L. pedatus, p. p. of pedare to furnish with feet, fr. pes, pedis, a foot.] (Bot.) Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more segments; -- said of a leaf. -- Ped"ate*ly, adv.

a. 1 Having the characteristics of a foot. 2 (label en anatomy) Having feet. 3 (label en botany of a leaf) Having deeply divided lobes.

1. adj. of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided

2. having or resembling a foot

In biology, a pedate structure is a structure that resembles feet, or has a quality of feet. It derives from the Latin verb "pedo", meaning "to furnish with feet".