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paripinnate

American

[par-i-pin-ayt, -it] / ˌpær ɪˈpɪn eɪt, -ɪt /

Also abruptly pinnate

adjective

Botany.

evenly pinnate.
pinnate without an odd terminal leaflet.

paripinnate British

/ ˌpærɪˈpɪneɪt /

adjective

(of pinnate leaves) having an even number of leaflets and no terminal leaflet Compare imparipinnate

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Etymology

Origin of paripinnate

First recorded in 1855–60; pari- + pinnate

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