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pinnate, pinnated 1. like a feather in appearance 2. (of compound leaves) having the leaflets growing opposite each other in pairs on either side of the stem pinnate [′pi‚nāt] (botany) Having parts arranged like a feather, branching from a central axis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We occasionally though rarely see something of this kind in plants: thus the embryonic leaves of the ulex or furze, and the first leaves of the phyllodineous acaceas, are pinnate or divided like the ordinary leaves of the leguminosae. Its broad pinnate tropical leaf was pleasant though strange to look on. |
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