bipinnate

[ bahy-pin-eyt ]

/ baɪˈpɪn eɪt /

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adjective Botany.

pinnate, as a leaf, with the divisions also pinnate.

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Origin of bipinnate

From the New Latin word bipinnātus, dating back to 1785–95; see bi-¹, pinnate

OTHER WORDS FROM bipinnate

bi·pin·nate·ly, adverb

Words nearby bipinnate

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How to use bipinnate in a sentence

Traillæ, which has “very large bipinnate fronds, all the pinnules pinnatifid.”
Beautiful Ferns|Daniel Cady Eaton
In all botanical works the fronds are incorrectly said to be bipinnate.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith
The latter are compound, bipinnate (Fig. 7), and have fifty pairs of leaflets, which are linear and obtuse and of a grayish green.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887|Various
Its leaves are bipinnate, with stalked, shining leaflets that are irregularly cut.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux

In the former, the leaves are very finely bipinnate, and the general aspect of the foliage is extremely feathery and graceful.
Evolution|Joseph Le Conte

British Dictionary definitions for bipinnate

bipinnate

/ (baɪˈpɪnˌeɪt) /

adjective

(of pinnate leaves) having the leaflets themselves divided into smaller leaflets

Derived forms of bipinnate

bipinnately, adverb

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Scientific definitions for bipinnate

bipinnate

[ bī-pĭn′āt′ ]

Relating to compound leaves that grow opposite each other on a larger stem; twice-compound or twice-pinnate. Bipinnate leaves have a feathery appearance. The acacia, coffeetree, and silktree have bipinnate leaves.