pinnate
(of a leaf) having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk: the pinnate leaves of a palm tree.
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis: This type of sea cucumber has a mouth surrounded by up to 25 pinnate tentacles.
Origin of pinnate
1- Often pin·nat·ed [pin-ey-tid] /ˈpɪn eɪ tɪd/ .
Other words from pinnate
- pin·nate·ly, pin·nat·ed·ly, adverb
- mul·ti·pin·nate, adjective
Words Nearby pinnate
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How to use pinnate in a sentence
These branches were clad with the delicate pinnate leaves that characterise the family of the mimosas.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidThe fern has large pinnate fronds, and is thus related to the mountain ash and the mimosæ.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore | Charles HardwickThese are sometimes once, and on other occasions, twice pinnate.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinThe frond is bi-pinnate, and the pinnæ are long and taper to a fine point.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinThe origin is by two distinct heads, each of which is pinnate.
Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae | William B. Stallcup
British Dictionary definitions for pinnate
pinnated
/ (ˈpɪneɪt, ˈpɪnɪt) /
like a feather in appearance
(of compound leaves) having the leaflets growing opposite each other in pairs on either side of the stem
Origin of pinnate
1Derived forms of pinnate
- pinnately, adverb
- pinnation, noun
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Scientific definitions for pinnate
[ pĭn′āt′ ]
Having parts or divisions arranged on each side of a common axis in the manner of a feather. Ash, hickory, and walnut trees have pinnate leaves.
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