pinnate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /pɪnˈneɪt/
[edit] Adjective
pinnate (comparative more pinnate, superlative most pinnate)
- Resembling a feather.
- (botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis
- Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.
- The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds.
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[edit] See also
[edit] Derived terms
- abruptly-pinnate
- bipinnate
- even-pinnate
- imparipinnate
- odd-pinnate
- paripinnate
- tripinnate
- tripinnated
[edit] Latin
[edit] Adjective
pinnāte
- vocative masculine singular of pinnātus
