pinnate.
Resembling a feather.
Meaning & usage
Resembling a feather.
Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis
Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.
The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds.
Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken
Having wings or fins.
Where this word comes from
From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”).
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