Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). After scientific Latin palmatilobatus (A. P. de Candolle; compare earlier palmato-lobate.
Definition of palmatilobate in US English:
palmatilobate
adjective
Botany
Palmately lobed.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). After scientific Latin palmatilobatus (A. P. de Candolle; compare earlier palmato-lobate.