English-Thai Dictionary
pinnate
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PINNATE, PINNATED
a.[L. pinnatus, from pinna, a fether or fin. ] In botany, a pinnate leaf is a species of compound leaf wherein a simple petiole has several leaflets attached to each side of it.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PINNATE; PINNATED
Pin "nate, Pin "na *ted, a. Etym: [L. pinnatus feathered, fr. pinna a feather. See Pin a peg, Pen feather. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: Consisting of several leaflets, or separate portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole, as the leaves of a rosebush, a hickory, or an ash. See Abruptly pinnate, and Illust. , under Abruptly.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck. Pinnated grouse (Zoöl.), the prairie chicken.
PINNATELY
PINNATELY Pin "nate *ly, adv.
Defn: In a pinnate manner.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pinnate
pin nate |ˈpināt, -it ˈpɪneɪt | ▶adjective Botany (of a compound leaf ) having leaflets arranged on either side of the stem, typically in pairs opposite each other. • Zoology (esp. of an invertebrate animal ) having branches, tentacles, etc. , on each side of an axis, like the vanes of a feather. DERIVATIVES pin nat ed adjective, pin nate ly adverb, pin na tion |piˈnāSHən |noun ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin pinnatus ‘feathered, ’ from pinna, penna (see pinna ).
Oxford Dictionary
pinnate
pin |nate |ˈpɪneɪt | ▶adjective Botany (of a compound leaf ) having leaflets arranged on either side of the stem, typically in pairs opposite each other. • Zoology (especially of an invertebrate animal ) having branches, tentacles, etc. , on each side of an axis, like the vanes of a feather. DERIVATIVES pinnated adjective, pinnately adverb, pinnation |-ˈneɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin pinnatus ‘feathered ’, from pinna, penna (see pinna ).
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