Definition of Pinnete
{ Pin"nate (?), Pin"na*ted (?), }
a. [L. pinnatus feathered, fr. pinna a
feather. See Pin a peg, Pen feather.] 1.
(Bot.) Consisting of several leaflets, or separate
portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole, as the leaves of
a rosebush, a hickory, or an ash. See Abruptly pinnate, and
Illust., under Abruptly.
2. (Zoöl.) Having a winglike tuft
of long feathers on each side of the neck.
Pinnated grouse (Zoöl.), the
prairie chicken.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Resembling a feather.
- (botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis
Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.
The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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