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PINNATIFID
pinnatifid
(adjective) (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
pinnatifid (not comparable)
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend less than half-way toward the midrib.
Usage notes
• Deeper incisions are pinnatipartite. Incisions reaching nearly to the midrib are pinnatisect.
Source: Wiktionary
Pin*nat"i*fid, a. Etym: [L. pinnatus feathered + root of findere to split: cf. F. pinnatifide.] (Bot.)
Definition: Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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