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bipinnate
[ bahy-pin-eyt ]
bipinnate
/ baɪˈpɪnˌeɪt /
adjective
- (of pinnate leaves) having the leaflets themselves divided into smaller leaflets
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.
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Derived Forms
- biˈpinˌnately, adverb
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Other Words From
- bi·pinnate·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bipinnate1
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Example Sentences
Traillæ, which has “very large bipinnate fronds, all the pinnules pinnatifid.”
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In all botanical works the fronds are incorrectly said to be bipinnate.
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The latter are compound, bipinnate (Fig. 7), and have fifty pairs of leaflets, which are linear and obtuse and of a grayish green.
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Its leaves are bipinnate, with stalked, shining leaflets that are irregularly cut.
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In the former, the leaves are very finely bipinnate, and the general aspect of the foliage is extremely feathery and graceful.
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