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pin·nate \ˈpiˌnāt, -_nə̇t, usu -d.+V\ adjective Etymology: New Latin pinnatus, from Latin, feathered, winged, from pinna + -atus -ate 1. : resembling a feather especially in having similar parts arranged on opposite sides of an axis like the barbs on the rachis of a feather — used especially of compound leaves; see leaf illustration 2. : characterized by pinnate arrangement of parts < pinnate veining > — see venation illustration |