pinnate
adjective
(of a leaf ) having leaflets or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common stalk.
pinnated
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a variation of
pinnate.
Example Sentences
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They were not pinnated like those already described, but what is termed “entire,” that is, all in one piece, and thirty feet in length by full five in width!
From The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon by Harrison Weir
Tamarinds, called asam jawa, or the Javan acid, are the produce of a large and noble tree, with small pinnated leaves, and supply a grateful relief in fevers, which too frequently require it.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by William Marsden
Many appeals have been made in behalf of the pinnated grouse; but the open seasons continue.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday
The tall, straight stem of the palm rises from the roots without leaf or branch until the plumed head is reached, which bends slightly under its wealth of pinnated leaves and fruit combined.
From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Maturin Murray Ballou
The killing of pinnated grouse should be stopped for ten years; and it should be done immediately.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday
