pin|nat|i|fid

pin|nat|i|fid
pin|nat|i|fid «pih NAT uh fihd», adjective.
Botany. divided or cleft in a pinnate manner, with the divisions extending halfway down to the midrib, or somewhat further, and the divisions or lobes narrow or acute: »

a pinnatifid leaf.

[< New Latin pinnatifidus < Latin pinnātus winged, feathered + a root of findere to cleave, divide]

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  • nat — ag·nat·ic; ag·nat·i·cal·ly; aleu·ro·nat; al·ter·nat; al·ter·nat·ing·ly; an·nat·to; ap·la·nat; ap·la·nat·ic; as·sig·nat; ben·zoi·nat·ed; cog·nat·ic; cor·o·nat·ed; cre·nat·ed; des·ig·nat·able; det·o·nat·abil·i·ty; det·o·nat·able; dom·i·nat·ing·ly;… …   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

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  • pinnatifid — pin•nat•i•fid [[t]pɪˈnæt ə fɪd[/t]] adj. bot (of a leaf) pinnately cleft, with clefts reaching halfway or more to the midrib • Etymology: 1745–55; < NL pinnātifidus. See pinnate, i , fid …   From formal English to slang

  • Bipinnatifid — Bi pin*nat i*fid, a. [Pref. bi + pinnatifid.] (Bot.) Doubly pinnatifid. [1913 Webster] Note: A bipinnatifid leaf is a pinnatifid leaf having its segments or divisions also pinnatifid. The primary divisions are pinn[ae] and the secondary pinnules …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pinnatifid — Pin*nat i*fid, a. [L. pinnatus feathered + root of findere to split: cf. F. pinnatifide.] (Bot.) Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tripinnatifid — Tri pin*nat i*fid, a. [Pref. tri + pinnatifid.] (Bot.) Thrice pinnately cleft; said of a pinnatifid leaf when its segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also are pinnatifid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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