pinnate

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪnˈneɪt/

Adjective

pinnate (comparative more pinnate, superlative most pinnate)

1. Resembling a feather.
2. (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.

3. (zoology) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.

   the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken

4. (zoology) Having wings or fins.

Synonyms

• pinnated

Derived terms

• abruptly-pinnate
• bipinnate
• even-pinnate
• imparipinnate
• multipinnate
• odd-pinnate
• paripinnate
• pluripinnate
• tripinnate
• tripinnated

 

Translations

resembling a feather

• Finnish: sulkamainen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

having two rows of members arranged on each side of a common axis

• Finnish: pariosainen (lobes); parilehdykkäinen (leaflets); sulkasuoninen (fi) (veins)
• Portuguese: pinado, penado
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Tagalog: sangahan

having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

See also

• pinnately
• palmate

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) pinnāte

1. vocative masculine singular of pinnātus