PINNULE


Meaning of PINNULE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpin-(ˌ)yül ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin pinnula, from Latin, diminutive of pinna

Date: 1748

1. : any of the secondary branches of a plumose organ especially of a crinoid

2. : one of the ultimate divisions of a twice pinnate leaf

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.