1. having finger-like projections or divisions
Usage: botanical; anatomical

Examples

• The digitate leaves of the horse chestnut tree spread like fingers from a central point.
• Many coral species have digitate branches that extend upward from the base.
• The botanist identified the plant by its distinctive digitate foliage.
• Digitate structures are common in both plant and animal anatomy.
• The sea anemone’s digitate tentacles swayed gently in the current.