pinnate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɪnˈneɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪt

Adjective

pinnate (comparative more pinnate, superlative most pinnate)

Resembling a feather.
(botany) 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.
(zoology) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken
(zoology) Having wings or fins.

Synonyms

pinnated

Derived terms

Translations

resembling a feather

Bulgarian: перест (bg) (perest)
Finnish: sulkamainen
German: gefiedert (de), federartig

having two rows of members arranged on each side of a common axis

Finnish: pariliuskainen, pariosainen (lobes); parilehdykkäinen (leaflets); sulkasuoninen (fi) (veins)
French: penné (fr)
German: paarig gefiedert, gefiedert (de), fiederblättrig, Fieder-
Maori: mata raukura
Portuguese: pinado, penado (pt)
Tagalog: sangahan

having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck

Bulgarian: криловиден (kriloviden)

See also

Anagrams

pentina

Latin

Adjective

pinnāte

vocative masculine singular of pinnātus

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