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unipinnate

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English

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Etymology

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From uni- +‎ pinnate.

Adjective

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unipinnate (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Being a pinnately compound leaf that does not branch off into further petiole axes, and consequently lacks pinnulae
    Synonym: simple pinnate
    Hyponyms: paripinnate, imparipinnate
    Coordinate terms: bipinnate, tripinnate, decompound
  2. Alternative form of unipennate (of muscles).