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odd-pinnate

British  

adjective

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

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Leaves glabrous, odd-pinnate, petioles very long; leaflets entire, opposite, short-petiolate, acute, oblique at the base.

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

Botanical Description.—A tree, 18° high, with leaves opposite, odd-pinnate.

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

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.—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

Leaves odd-pinnate; shrub or small tree, with few, heavy-tipped branches; no spines or prickles 27. Rhus. t.

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