pedati-a word element meaning 'pedate'.
[combining form representing Latin pedātus]1793 Martyn Lang. Bot. ,Pedatifidum folium, a pedatifid leaf..the parts of the leaf not being separate; but connected, as in the feet of water fowl.
1857 Henfrey Bot. §93The general prefix pedati- may be used in the words pedatifid, pedatisect, or pedatipartite.
1857 Mayne Expos. Lex. ,Pedatifid,..pedatilobate,..pedatipartite,..pedatisected.
1866 Treas. Bot. 855Pedate, Pedatifid,..pedatiform,..pedatilobed, or pedatilobate,..pedatinerved,..pedatipartite, or pedatisect, when a pedate leaf has segments separated into so many distinct leaflets.
pedati-
combining form
Etymology: Latin pedatus
: pedate
< pedatiform >
: pedately
< pedatisect >
< pedatiform >
: pedately
< pedatisect >