a. [ Schizo- + Gr. pe`lma the sole of the foot. ] (Zool.) Having the two flexor tendons of the toes entirely separate, and the flexor hallucis going to the first toe only. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers, Syn. Schizopetalon walkeri