PINNA

auricle, pinna, ear

(noun) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

pinna, pinnule

(noun) division of a usually pinnately divided leaf

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

pinna (plural pinnas or pinnae)

(anatomy) The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

(botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.

(zoology) A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

Anagrams

• PanIN, panni

Source: Wiktionary

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Pin"na, n.; pl. Pinnæ, E. Pinnas. Etym: [L., a feather.]

1. (Bot.) (a) A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate. (b) One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.

3. Etym: [L. pinna, akin to Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any species of Pinna, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity.

4. (Anat.)

Definition: The auricle of the ear. See Ear.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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