pin|nate — «PIHN ayt, iht», adjective. 1. like a feather; having lateral parts or branches arranged on each side of a common axis, like the vanes of a feather. 2. (of a compound leaf) having a series of leaflets arranged on each side of a common stalk. The… … Useful english dictionary
bi|pin´nate|ly — bi|pin|nate «by PIHN ayt», adjective. doubly pinnate. A leaf with leaflets on each side of a stalk is pinnate. A pinnate leaf with pinnate leaflets is bipinnate. –bi|pin´nate|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
bi|pin|nate — «by PIHN ayt», adjective. doubly pinnate. A leaf with leaflets on each side of a stalk is pinnate. A pinnate leaf with pinnate leaflets is bipinnate. –bi|pin´nate|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
tri|pin´nate|ly — tri|pin|nate «try PIHN ayt», adjective. Botany. triply pinnate (applied to a bipinnate leaf whose divisions are also pinnate). –tri|pin´nate|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
tri|pin|nate — «try PIHN ayt», adjective. Botany. triply pinnate (applied to a bipinnate leaf whose divisions are also pinnate). –tri|pin´nate|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
im|par|i|pin|nate — «ihm PAR uh PIHN ayt», adjective. pinnate with an odd terminal leaflet; unevenly pinnate: »an imparipinnate leaf. ╂[< Latin impar uneven + English pinnate] … Useful english dictionary
odd-pin|nate — «OD PIHN ayt, iht», adjective. pinnate with an odd terminal leaflet; imparipinnate … Useful english dictionary
par|i|pin|nate — «PAR ih PIHN ayt», adjective. (of a leaf) pinnate with an even number of leaflets; pinnate without an odd terminal leaflet. ╂[< Latin pār, paris equal + English pinnate] … Useful english dictionary
nate — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ad·nate; ag·mi·nate; al·bu·mi·nate; al·gi·nate; al·loph·a·nate; an·ten·nate; an·ti·mo·nate; ap·pla·nate; ar·se·nate; as·so·nate; bom·bi·nate; cach·in·nate; cal·ci·nate; car·nate; cir·ci·nate; com·mi·nate; com·pag·i·nate;… … English syllables
pin — af·fen·pin·scher; al·pin·ia; al·pin·ism; al·pin·ist; al·pin·oid; al·y·pin; ap·pin·ite; ap·pro·pin·quate; ap·pro·pin·qui·ty; at·ro·pin·ize; bac·te·ri·ot·ro·pin; bi·pin; bi·pin·nar·ia; caes·al·pin·ia; caes·al·pin·i·a·ce·ae; ca·ne·pin; car·pin·cho;… … English syllables