pinnate
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Etymology edit
From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”).
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pinnate (comparative more pinnate, superlative most pinnate)
- Resembling a feather.
- (botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis
- Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.
- The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds.
- (zoology) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
- the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken
- (zoology) Having wings or fins.
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resembling a feather
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having two rows of members arranged on each side of a common axis
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having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck
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pinnāte