Bipinnate

//bʌɪˈpɪneɪt// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Doubly pinnate; pinnate and having leaflets that are themselves pinnate. not-comparable

    "Three hours later Boyles and Rise are propped up against the trunk of the sole acacia tree on the knoll, drinking up the bipinnate shade."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns) wordnet

Synonyms

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bicameralbicuspidbinomialbipartitebipedbisexual

Example

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"Three hours later Boyles and Rise are propped up against the trunk of the sole acacia tree on the knoll, drinking up the bipinnate shade."

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin bipinnātus or from bi + pinnate.

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