pinnate
adjective
- resembling a feather
- Bot.
- with leaflets on each side of a common axis in a featherlike arrangement
- with a pattern of leaf veins resembling the structure of a feather
See pinnate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pĭnˈātˌ) also pin·nat·ed (-āˌtĭd)
adjective Resembling a feather; having parts or branches arranged on each side of a common axis: a polyp with a pinnate form; pinnate leaves.
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pinnate
top: simple pinnate leaf
bottom: bipinnate leaf
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