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odd-pinnate

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adjective

  1. (of a plant leaf) pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex

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Leaves irregularly about twice odd-pinnate; the leaflets lanceolate; quite a low plant with few heavy-tipped branches; plant without prickles 27. Rhus. r.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

Leaves odd-pinnate; leaflets less than 3 in. long, frequently 11-21 in number; often with spines at the bases of the leaves in the place of stipules 12. Xanthoxylumor 31. Robinia.    u.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

Botanical Description.—A tree 30–40 meters high, with leaves alternate, odd-pinnate; leaflets opposite, coriaceous.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

Shrubs or trees with mostly odd-pinnate, alternate leaves.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

Botanical Description.—The “pterocarpus,” L., is a tree of the first order with odd-pinnate leaves.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

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