Pronunciation key
( pin′āt )
( pin′it )
pin•nate
Pinnate leaf
adj.
[L. pinnatus < pinna a feather, fin].
Bearing resemblance to a feather.
In botany, containing leaflets on each side of a common stem in a featherlike arrangement.
References
Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005
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