pinnate
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/pɪnˈneɪt/
English
Definitions
adjective
- Resembling a feather.
- Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis“Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.”
- Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.“the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken”
- Having wings or fins.
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Synonyms
pinnatedcompoundbipenniformplumoseparipinnatesubpinnatepiniformpinnatilobatecapituliformimparipinnateparapinnateodd-pinnateplumulosepinnulatepennateeven-pinnate