About The Word Pinnule
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Pinnule
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What's The Definition Of Pinnule?
[n] division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pinnule: pinna Related Terms | Find terms related to Pinnule: See Also | leaflet Pinnule In Webster's Dictionary \Pin"nule\, n. [L. pinnula, dim. of pinna feather: cf.
F. pinnule.]
1. (Bot.) One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or
leaf. See Illust. of {Bipinnate leaf}, under {Bipinnate}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of a series of small, slender organs,
or parts, when arranged in rows so as to have a plumelike
appearance; as, a pinnule of a gorgonia; the pinnules of a
crinoid.
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