Palmetto flag Pal·met"to flag Any of several flags adopted by South California after its secession. That adopted in November, 1860, had a green cabbage palmetto in the center of a white field; the final one, January, 1861, had a white palmetto in the center of a blue field and a white crescent in the upper left-hand corner.
Palmetto State Palmetto State South California; -- a nickname alluding to the State Arms, which contain a representation of a palmetto tree.
Palmic Pal"mic adjective [ Confer French
palmique .]
(Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant ( Ricinus communis , or Palma Christi ); -- formerly used to designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid . [ Obsoles.]
Palmidactyles Pal`mi·dac"ty·les noun plural [ New Latin See
Palm , and
Dactyl .]
(Zoology) A group of wading birds having the toes webbed, as the avocet.
Palmiferous Pal·mif"er·ous adjective [ Latin
palmifer ;
palma a palm +
ferre to bear: confer French
palmifère .]
Bearing palms.
Palmigrade Pal"mi·grade adjective [ Latin
palma palm of the hand +
gradi to walk.]
(Zoology) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some mammals.
Palmin Pal"min noun [ From
palma Christi: confer French
palmine .]
(Chemistry) (a) A white waxy or fatty substance obtained from castor oil. (b) Ricinolein. [ Obsolete]
Palmiped Pal"mi·ped adjective [ Latin
palmipes ,
-edis , broad-footed;
palma the palm of the hand +
pes a foot; confer French
palmipède .]
(Zoology) Web-footed, as a water fowl. --
noun A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet.
Palmipedes Pal·mip"e·des noun plural [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) Same as Natatores .
Palmister Pal"mis·ter noun [ From
Palm of the hand.]
One who practices palmistry Bp. Hall.
Palmistry Pal`mis·try noun [ See
Palmister .]
1. The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand; chiromancy. Ascham. Cowper. 2. A dexterous use or trick of the hand. Addison.
Palmitate Pal"mi·tate noun (Chemistry) A salt of palmitic acid.
Palmite Pal"mite noun [ From
Palm .]
(Botany) A South African plant ( Prionium Palmita ) of the Rush family, having long serrated leaves. The stems have been used for making brushes.
Palmitic Pal·mit"ic adjective (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, palmitin or palm oil; as, palmitic acid, a white crystalline body belonging to the fatty acid series. It is readily soluble in hot alcohol, and melts to a liquid oil at 62° C.
Palmitin Pal"mi·tin noun [ So called because abundant in
palm oil.]
(Physiol. Chem.) A solid crystallizable fat, found abundantly in animals and in vegetables. It occurs mixed with stearin and olein in the fat of animal tissues, with olein and butyrin in butter, with olein in olive oil, etc. Chemically, it is a glyceride of palmitic acid, three molecules of palmitic acid being united to one molecule of glyceryl, and hence it is technically called tripalmitin , or glyceryl tripalmitate .
Palmitolic Pal`mi·tol"ic adjective [
Palmit ic +
-ol eic +
ic .]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an artificial acid of the oleic acid series, isomeric with linoleic acid.
Palmitone Pal"mi·tone noun (Chemistry) The ketone of palmitic acid.
Palmy Palm"y adjective 1. Bearing palms; abounding in palms; derived from palms; as, a palmy shore. Pope. His golden sands and palmy wine.
Goldsmith. 2. Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous. In the most high and palmy state of Rome.
Shak.
Palmyra Pal·my"ra noun (Botany) A species of palm ( Borassus flabelliformis ) having a straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is found native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea. More than eight hundred uses to which it is put are enumerated by native writers. Its wood is largely used for building purposes; its fruit and roots serve for food, its sap for making toddy, and its leaves for thatching huts.
Palo Pa"lo noun [ Spanish See
Pale a stake.]
A pole or timber of any kind; -- in the names of trees. [ Spanish Amer.]
Palo blanco Pa"lo blan"co [ Spanish blanco white.] (a) A western American hackberry ( Celtis reticulata ), having light-colored bark. (b) A Mexican mimosaceous tree ( Lysiloma candida ), the bark of which is used in tanning.
Palola Pa·lo"la noun [ Fr. the native name.]
(Zoology) An annelid ( Palola viridis ) which, at certain seasons of the year, swarms at the surface of the sea about some of the Pacific Islands, where it is collected for food.
Palolo Pa·lo"lo noun , or
Palolo worm [ From native name.]
A polystome worm ( Palolo viridis ) that burrows in the coral reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the last quarter of the moon in October and November, they swarm in vast numbers at the surface of the sea for breeding, and are gathered and highly esteemed as food by the natives. An allied species inhabits the tropical Atlantic and swarms in June or July.
Palometa Pa`lo·me"ta noun (Zoology) A pompano.
Palp Palp (pălp)
noun [ Confer French
palpe . See
Palpable .]
(Zoology) Same as Palpus .
Palp Palp transitive verb [ Latin
palpare : confer French
palper .]
To have a distinct touch or feeling of; to feel. [ Obsolete]
To bring a palpèd darkness o'er the earth .
Heywood.
Palpability Pal`pa·bil"i·ty noun The quality of being palpable, or perceptible by the touch. Arbuthnot.
Palpable Pal"pa·ble adjective [ French
palpable , Latin
palpabilis , from
palpare to feel, stroke; confer
palpus the soft palm of the hand.]
1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form. Shak. Darkness must overshadow all his bounds,
Palpable darkness.
Milton. 2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors. "Three persons
palpable ."
P. Plowman. [ Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable .
Shak. --
Pal"pa*ble*ness ,
noun --
Pal"pa*bly ,
adverb
Palpation Pal·pa"tion noun [ Latin
palpatio , from
palpare . See
Palpable .]
1. Act of touching or feeling. 2. (Medicine) Examination of a patient by touch. Quain.
Palpator Pal·pa"tor noun [ Latin , a stroker.]
(Zoology) One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi.
Palpebra Pal"pe·bra noun ;
plural Palpebræ . [ Latin ]
(Zoology) The eyelid.
Palpebral Pal"pe·bral adjective [ Latin
palpebralis , from
palpebra : confer French
palpébral .]
Of or pertaining to the eyelids.
Palpebrate Pal"pe·brate adjective (Zoology) Having eyelids.
Palped Palped (pălpt)
adjective (Zoology) Having a palpus.
Palpi Pal"pi (păl"pī)
noun ,
plural of Palpus . (Zoology) See Palpus .
Palpicorn Pal"pi·corn noun [ See
Palpus , and
Cornu .]
(Zoology) One of a group of aquatic beetles ( Palpicornia ) having short club-shaped antennæ, and long maxillary palpi.
Palpifer Pal"pi·fer noun [
Palpus + Latin
ferre to bear.]
(Zoology) Same as Palpiger .
Palpiform Pal"pi·form adjective [
Palpus +
-form : confer French
palpiforme .]
(Zoology) Having the form of a palpus.
Palpiger Pal"pi·ger noun [ See
Palpigerous .]
(Zoology) That portion of the labium which bears the palpi in insects.
Palpigerous Pal·pig"er·ous adjective [
Palpus +
-gerous .]
(Zoology) Bearing a palpus. Kirby.
Palpitant Pal"pi·tant adjective [ Latin
palpitans , present participle]
Palpitating; throbbing; trembling. Carlyle.
Palpitate Pal"pi·tate intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Palpitated ;
present participle & verbal noun Palpitating.] [ Latin
palpitare ,
palpitatum , v. intens. from
pappare . See
Palpable .]
To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to flutter; -- said specifically of the heart when its action is abnormal, as from excitement.
Palpitation Pal`pi·ta"tion noun [ Latin
palpitatio : confer French
palpitation .]
A rapid pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion, strong emotion, or by disease.
Palpless Palp"less adjective (Zoology) Without a palpus.
Palpocil Pal"po·cil noun [ See
Palpus , and
Cilium .]
(Zoology) A minute soft filamentary process springing from the surface of certain hydroids and sponges.
Palpus Pal"pus noun ;
plural Palpi . [ New Latin See
Palp .]
(Zoology) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi , maxillary palpi , and labial palpi . The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp . See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera .
Palsgrave Pals"grave` noun [ Dutch
paltsgraaf ;
palts palace (l.
palatium ) +
graaf count; confer German
pfalzgraf . See
Palace , and
Landgrave .]
(Ger. Hist.) A count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany.
Palsgravine Pals"gra·vine` noun [ Dutch
paltsgravin : confer German
pfalzgrafin .]
The consort or widow of a palsgrave.
Palsical Pal"si·cal adjective [ From
Palsy .]
Affected with palsy; palsied; paralytic. [ R.]
Johnson.
Palsied Pal"sied adjective Affected with palsy; paralyzed.
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