pinnatisect

[ pi-nat-uh-sekt ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. (of a leaf ) divided in a pinnate manner.

pinnatisect

/ pɪˈnætɪˌsɛkt /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinnatisect¹

1855–60; pinnati- + -sect ( def )

Example Sentences

With the Compositæ, swarms of small Cruciferæ occur; that with purple flowers and pinnatisect leaves being the most common.

From Project Gutenberg

Pinnatifid, Pinnatisect, same as pinnately cleft and pinnately parted, 56.

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