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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