PINNATE


Meaning of PINNATE in English

ˈpiˌnāt, -_nə̇t, usu -d.+V adjective

Etymology: New Latin pinnatus, from Latin, feathered, winged, from pinna + -atus -ate

1. : resembling a feather especially in having similar parts arranged on opposite sides of an axis like the barbs on the rachis of a feather — used especially of compound leaves; see leaf illustration

2. : characterized by pinnate arrangement of parts

pinnate veining

— see venation illustration

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.