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Bipinnate
//bʌɪˈpɪneɪt// adj
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns) wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin bipinnātus or from bi + pinnate.
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