pinnate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
    pinnated.

WordNet

Pin"nate, Pin"na*ted adjective (Also<
  • Pinnate
  • Pinnated
)
Etymology
L. pinnatus feathered, fr. pinna a feather. See Pin a peg, Pen feather.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) 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.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.

Webster 1913