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Pinnule

Pinnule Meaning & Definition
Pinnule Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pinnule?

[n] division of a usually pinnately divided leaf

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pinnule: pinna

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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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