PINNULE


Meaning of PINNULE in English

— pinnular /pin"yeuh leuhr/ , adj.

/pin"yoohl/ , n.

1. Zool.

a. a part or organ resembling a barb of a feather, a fin, or the like.

b. a finlet.

2. Bot. a secondary pinna, one of the pinnately disposed divisions of a bipinnate leaf.

3. a metal plate with a small hole in it, used as a sight in a quadrant.

[ 1585-95; pinnula PINNULA ]

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