pinnule

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin pinnula.

Noun

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pinnule (plural pinnules)

  1. (botany) Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet.
  2. (zoology) A part or an organ which resembles the barb of a feather, particularly the side branches on the stalks of crinoids; Any of the lateral divisions of the finger-like stalks of an encrinite.

Synonyms

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Estonian

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Noun

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pinnule

  1. allative singular of pind

French

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Noun

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pinnule f (plural pinnules)

  1. pinnule

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