Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Whewell (1794–1866), college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science. After French palmatipartite (A. P. de Candolle, scientific Latin palmatipartitus (A. P. de Candolle.
Definition of palmatipartite in US English:
palmatipartite
adjective
Botany
Palmately divided (almost) to the base.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Whewell (1794–1866), college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science. After French palmatipartite (A. P. de Candolle, scientific Latin palmatipartitus (A. P. de Candolle.