pinnatifid

[ pi-nat-uh-fid ]

/ pɪˈnæt ə fɪd /

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adjective Botany.

(of a leaf) pinnately cleft, with clefts reaching halfway or more to the midrib.

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Origin of pinnatifid

From the New Latin word pinnātifidus, dating back to 1745–55. See pinnati-, -fid

Words nearby pinnatifid

pinna, pinnace, pinnacle, pinnate, pinnati-, pinnatifid, pinnation, pinnatipartite, pinnatiped, pinnatisect, pinner

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How to use pinnatifid in a sentence

The leaves are sessile and pinnatifid, with very narrow segments, and the white flowers grow in solitary heads.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
This is another of the downy species, its pinnatifid leaves having quite a woolly appearance.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
It differs from the last in having ternate radical leaves with pinnatifid lobes, and the upper leaves, bi-pinnatifid.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
They are usually twice pinnatifid, the pinnules being connected by a very narrow foliaceous border along the midribs.
Beautiful Ferns|Daniel Cady Eaton

Traillæ, which has “very large bipinnate fronds, all the pinnules pinnatifid.”
Beautiful Ferns|Daniel Cady Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for pinnatifid

pinnatifid

/ (pɪˈnætɪfɪd) /

adjective

(of leaves) pinnately divided into lobes reaching more than halfway to the midrib

Derived forms of pinnatifid

pinnatifidly, adverb

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