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pinnate

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/pɪnˈneɪt/ English

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adjective

  1. Resembling a feather.
  2. Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis“Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.”
  3. Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.“the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken”
  4. Having wings or fins.

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