pinnate

Meaning

  1. Resembling a feather.
  2. Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis
  3. Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
  4. Having wings or fins.

Synonyms

pinnate-leafed

pinnate-leaved

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɪnˈneɪt/
Etymology

From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”).

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