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pinnate
top: simple pinnate leaf
bottom: bipinnate leaf
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pin·nate  (p n  t ) KEY also pin·nat·ed (-td) KEY
ADJECTIVE:
- Resembling a feather; having parts or branches arranged on each side of a common axis: a polyp with a pinnate form; pinnate leaves.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin pinntus, feathered, from pinna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
pinnately(Adverb)
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