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pennate

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pen⋅nate

  [pen-eyt]
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–adjective
winged; feathered.
Also, pen⋅nat⋅ed.

Origin:
1695–1705; < L pennātus. See penna, -ate 1
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pen·nate   (pěn'āt')   
adj.  

  1. Having feathers or wings.

  2. Botany Pinnate.

  3. Of or relating to diatoms of the class Pennales, distinguished by bilaterally symmetrical form.


[Latin pennātus, from penna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pen·nate
Pronunciation: 'pen-"At
Function: adjective
: having a structure like that of a feather; especially : being amuscle in which fibers extend obliquely from either side of a central tendon
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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pennate pen·nate (pěn'āt')
adj.

  1. Having feathers or wings.

  2. Resembling a feather.

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