pinnule
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
pinnule (plural pinnules)
- (botany) Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet.
- (zoology) A part or an organ which resembles the barb of a feather, particularly the side branches on the stalks of crinoids; Any of the lateral divisions of the finger-like stalks of an encrinite.
Synonyms edit
- (subleaflet): pinnula
Estonian edit
Noun edit
pinnule
French edit
Noun edit
pinnule f (plural pinnules)
Further reading edit
- “pinnule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.