adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Resembling a feather.
2. 2
   Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis

   "Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves."

3. 3
   Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.

   "the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken"

4. 4
   Having wings or fins.

Adjective

1. 1
   (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

pinnateddownyfeatheryflossyfluffyfurry

Example

More examples

"Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves."

Etymology

From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”).

Related phrases

abruptly-pinnateeven-pinnateodd-pinnateternate-pinnate

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