digitate

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

resembling a finger
- "digitate leaves of the horse chestnut"

Adj

Having digits, fingers or things shaped like fingers; fingerlike
Having parts that spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.

Verb

To point out as with one's finger, indicate.
To spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.

Origin / Etymology

The adjective is first attested in 1661, the verb in 1657; the adjective was borrowed from Latin digitātus (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), the verb from digitātus, perfect passive participle of digitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)).

Synonyms

fingerlike

Scrabble Score: 10

digitate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
digitate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
digitate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

digitate is a valid Words With Friends word