pinnatisect

[ pi-nat-uh-sekt ]

/ pɪˈnæt əˌsɛkt /

adjective Botany.

(of a leaf) divided in a pinnate manner.

Nearby words

pinnati-, pinnatifid, pinnation, pinnatipartite, pinnatiped, pinnatisect, pinner, pinnigrade, pinniped, pinnula, pinnulate

Origin of pinnatisect

1855–60; pinnati- + -sect

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Examples from the Web for pinnatisect

With the Compositæ, swarms of small Cruciferæ occur; that with purple flowers and pinnatisect leaves being the most common.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Pinnatifid, Pinnatisect, same as pinnately cleft and pinnately parted, 56.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for pinnatisect

pinnatisect

/ (pɪˈnætɪˌsɛkt) /

adjective

(of leaves) pinnately divided almost to the midrib but not into separate leaflets

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