| PINNATE | • pinnate adj. Resembling a feather. • pinnate adj. (Botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis. • pinnate adj. (Zoology) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck. |
| PINNATED | • pinnated adj. Pinnate. • PINNATED adj. resembling a feather, also PINNATE. |
| BIPINNATE | • bipinnate adj. (Botany, of a leaf) Doubly pinnate; pinnate and having leaflets that are themselves pinnate. • BIPINNATE adj. of a compound leaf, pinnately divided, with the leaflets themselves pinnate. |
| PINNATELY | • pinnately adv. In a pinnate fashion. • PINNATE adv. resembling a feather, also PINNATED. |
| PINNATION | • pinnation n. (Botany) The organisation of a pinnate leaf. • PINNATION n. the state of being pinnate. |
| PINNATIFID | • pinnatifid adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend less than half-way toward the midrib. • PINNATIFID adj. of leaves, pinnately cut roughly halfway down. |
| PINNATIONS | • pinnations n. Plural of pinnation. • PINNATION n. the state of being pinnate. |
| PINNATIPED | • pinnatiped n. (Zoology) Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes. • PINNATIPED adj. having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain birds. |
| TRIPINNATE | • tripinnate adj. (Botany) Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rhachis. • TRIPINNATE adj. three times pinnate. |
| BIPINNATELY | • bipinnately adv. In a bipinnate manner. • BIPINNATE adv. of a compound leaf, pinnately divided, with the leaflets themselves pinnate. |
| PARIPINNATE | • paripinnate adj. (Botany) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex. • PARIPINNATE adj. pinnate without a terminal leaflet. |
| PINNATISECT | • pinnatisect adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend almost, or up to midrib. • PINNATISECT adj. pinnately lobed almost to the rachis. |
| PINNATIFIDLY | • PINNATIFID adv. of leaves, pinnately cut roughly halfway down. |
| TRIPINNATELY | • tripinnately adv. In a tripinnate manner. • TRIPINNATE adv. three times pinnate. |
| IMPARIPINNATE | • imparipinnate adj. (Botany) pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex. • IMPARIPINNATE adj. pinnate with the rachis terminated by a single leaflet or tendril. |
| PINNATIPARTITE | • pinnatipartite adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend more than half-way toward the midrib. • PINNATIPARTITE adj. pinnately lobed half to two thirds the depth of the lamina. |