pinnatifid
/pɪˈneɪtɪfɪd
/ /pɪˈnatɪfɪd/adjective Botany
(Of a leaf) pinnately divided, but not all the way down to the central axis.The cuff bracelet is ornamented with chrysanthemums bordering a central faceted citrine and overlapping pinnatifid leaves engraved to delineate the veins....
- The leaves are sharply serrated, never pinnate or pinnatifid, sometimes the serration is confined to the apices.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from modern Latin pinnatifidus, from Latin pinnatus 'feathered' + fid- 'cleft' (from the verb findere).