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pinnate pinnatetop: pinnate leafbottom: bipinnate leafpin·nate P0317400 (pĭn′āt′)adj. Resembling a feather in having parts or branches arranged on each side of a common axis: pinnate leaves; pinnate gills. [Latin pinnātus, feathered, from pinna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.] pin′nate′ly adv.pinnate (ˈpɪneɪt; ˈpɪnɪt) or pinnatedadj1. (Zoology) like a feather in appearance2. (Botany) (of compound leaves) having the leaflets growing opposite each other in pairs on either side of the stem[C18: from Latin pinnātus, from pinna feather] ˈpinnately adv pinˈnation npin•nate (ˈpɪn eɪt, -ɪt) also pin′nat•ed, adj. 1. resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis: a pinnate branch. 2. (of a leaf) having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk. [1695–1705; < Latin pinnātus feathered, winged. See pinna, -ate1] pin′nate•ly, adv. pin·nate (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.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | pinnate - (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axispinnatedcompound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads" | Translations
pinnate
pinnate, pinnated1. like a feather in appearance 2. (of compound leaves) having the leaflets growing opposite each other in pairs on either side of the stem pinnate[′pi‚nāt] (botany) Having parts arranged like a feather, branching from a central axis. pinnate
pinnate (pĭn′āt′)adj. Resembling a feather in having parts or branches arranged on each side of a common axis: pinnate leaves; pinnate gills. pin′nate′ly adv.pinnate (of compound leaves) made up of leaflets arranged in two rows on opposite sides of the axis, or RACHIS.pinnate Related to pinnate: pinnate leaf, pinnately compound leaf, Leaf shapesSynonyms for pinnateadj (of a leaf shape) featherlikeSynonymsRelated Words |