noun
palmate compound leaf
Botanical term for a compound leaf where leaflets radiate from a single point, like fingers from a palm.
トチノキは掌状複葉を持つ。
The horse chestnut has palmate compound leaves.
Pinnate compound leaf, where leaflets are arranged along a central axis, unlike the radiating pattern of 掌状複葉.
Compound of 掌状 (palm-shaped) + 複葉 (compound leaf).