About The Word Pinnate
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Pinnate
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What's The Definition Of Pinnate?
[adj] of a leaf shape; featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pinnate: compound | pinnated Related Terms | Find terms related to Pinnate: See Also | Pinnate In Webster's Dictionary \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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