PINNULATE

Etymology

Adjective

pinnulate (not comparable)

(botany) Having each pinna subdivided; said of a leaf, or of its pinnae.

Source: Wiktionary


Pin"nu*late, a. Etym: [See Pinnule.] (Bot.)

Definition: Having each pinna subdivided; -- said of a leaf, or of its pinnæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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