pinnatifid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets

WordNet

Pin*nat"i*fid adjective
Etymology
L. pinnatus feathered + root of findere to split: cf. F. pinnatifide.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib.

Webster 1913