PENNATE


Meaning of PENNATE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' pe- ˌ n ā t

Function: adjective

Etymology: irregular from New Latin Pennales

Date: 1938

: of, relating to, or being usually elongate bilaterally symmetrical diatoms of an order (Pennales) having a raphe or a similar structure

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