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pinnate
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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.
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