pinnately

pinnatetop: pinnate leafbottom: bipinnate leaf

pin·nate

P0317400 (pĭn′āt′)adj. Resembling a feather in having parts or branches arranged on each side of a common axis: pinnate leaves; pinnate gills.

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[Latin pinnātus, feathered, from pinna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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pin′nate′ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

pinnately - having a pinnate shape; "a pinnately compound leaf"