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pin·nate 
[pin-eyt, -it] Pronunciation Key
[pin-eyt, -it] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis: a pinnate branch; pinnate trees. |
| 2. | Botany. (of a leaf) having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk. |
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pin·nate
(pĭn'āt') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) adj. Resembling a feather; having parts or branches arranged on each side of a common axis: a polyp with a pinnate form; pinnate leaves. [Latin pinnātus, feathered, from pinna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.] pin'nate'ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| pinnate | |
adjective | |
| (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis |
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pinnate
(pĭn'āt') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) 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. |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Pinnate
Pin"nate\, Pinnated \Pin"na*ted\, a. [L. pinnatus feathered, fr. pinna a feather. See Pin a peg, Pen feather.]1. (Bot.) Consisting of several leaflets, or separate portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole, as the leaves of a rosebush, a hickory, or an ash. See Abruptly pinnate, and Illust., under Abruptly. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck. Pinnated grouse (Zo["o]l.), the prairie chicken.
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