pinnate

[ pin-eyt, -it ]

/ ˈpɪn eɪt, -ɪt /

adjective Biology.

(of a leaf) having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk: the pinnate leaves of a palm tree.

resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis: This type of sea cucumber has a mouth surrounded by up to 25 pinnate tentacles.

Often pin·nat·ed

[pin-ey-tid] /ˈpɪn eɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of pinnate

First recorded in 1695–1705, pinnate is from the Latin word pinnātus “feathered, winged.” See pinna, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM pinnate

pin·nate·ly, pin·nat·ed·ly, adverbmul·ti·pin·nate, adjective

Words nearby pinnate

pin mark, pin money, pinna, pinnace, pinnacle, pinnate, pinnati-, pinnatifid, pinnation, pinnatipartite, pinnatiped

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Example sentences from the Web for pinnate

Passage of pinnate to palmate leaves in horse-chesnut 439 'chesnut may be old spelling for chestnut?'
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
The stems, which are covered with fine hairs, bear numerous leaves long and pinnate.
Clovers and How to Grow Them|Thomas Shaw
Fig. 157 is pinnate with a tendril at the end, in place of the odd leaflet, as in the Vetches and the Pea.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
The Australian ivy, H. australiana, is a small glabrous shrub 101 with pinnate leaves.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1|Various

Then a thick thread is emitted from one or both extremities, which elongates and becomes branched in a pinnate manner.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for pinnate

pinnate

pinnated

/ (ˈpɪneɪt, ˈpɪnɪt) /

adjective

like a feather in appearance

(of compound leaves) having the leaflets growing opposite each other in pairs on either side of the stem

Derived forms of pinnate

pinnately, adverbpinnation, noun

Word Origin for pinnate

C18: from Latin pinnātus, from pinna feather

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Scientific definitions for pinnate

pinnate

[ pĭn′āt′ ]

Having parts or divisions arranged on each side of a common axis in the manner of a feather. Ash, hickory, and walnut trees have pinnate leaves.

单词	pinnate
释义	pinnate [ pin-eyt, -it ] / ˈpɪn eɪt, -ɪt / adjective Biology. (of a leaf) having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk: the pinnate leaves of a palm tree. resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis: This type of sea cucumber has a mouth surrounded by up to 25 pinnate tentacles. Often pin·nat·ed [pin-ey-tid] /ˈpɪn eɪ tɪd/ . Origin of pinnate First recorded in 1695–1705, pinnate is from the Latin word pinnātus “feathered, winged.” See pinna, -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM pinnate pin·nate·ly, pin·nat·ed·ly, adverbmul·ti·pin·nate, adjective Words nearby pinnate pin mark, pin money, pinna, pinnace, pinnacle, pinnate, pinnati-, pinnatifid, pinnation, pinnatipartite, pinnatiped Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pinnate Passage of pinnate to palmate leaves in horse-chesnut 439 'chesnut may be old spelling for chestnut?' Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters The stems, which are covered with fine hairs, bear numerous leaves long and pinnate. Clovers and How to Grow Them\|Thomas Shaw Fig. 157 is pinnate with a tendril at the end, in place of the odd leaflet, as in the Vetches and the Pea. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray The Australian ivy, H. australiana, is a small glabrous shrub 101 with pinnate leaves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1\|Various Then a thick thread is emitted from one or both extremities, which elongates and becomes branched in a pinnate manner. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses\|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke British Dictionary definitions for pinnate pinnate pinnated / (ˈpɪneɪt, ˈpɪnɪt) / adjective like a feather in appearance (of compound leaves) having the leaflets growing opposite each other in pairs on either side of the stem Derived forms of pinnate pinnately, adverbpinnation, noun Word Origin for pinnate C18: from Latin pinnātus, from pinna feather Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for pinnate pinnate [ pĭn′āt′ ] Having parts or divisions arranged on each side of a common axis in the manner of a feather. Ash, hickory, and walnut trees have pinnate leaves. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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