Definition of pinna

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Pinna (n.) A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate..

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Wing-leaved :: Wing-leaved (a.) Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves.
Knop :: Knop (n.) Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp., the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then synonymous with finial; -- called also knob, and knosp..
Pinna :: Pinna (n.) Any species of Pinna, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity..
Pinnace :: Pinnace (n.) A man-of-war's boat.
Tamarind :: Tamarind (n.) A leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated..
Byssus :: Byssus (n.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the Pinna and Mytilus, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc..
Imparipinnate :: Imparipinnate (a.) Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet.
Pari- :: Pari- () A combining form signifying equal; as, paridigitate, paripinnate..
Bipinnated :: Bipinnated (a.) Twice pinnate.
Chervil :: Chervil (n.) A plant (Anthriscus cerefolium) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads..
Tripinnate :: Tripinnate (a.) Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rhachis.
Rowan Tree :: Rowan tree () A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also roan tree, and mountain ash. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana, and P. sambucifolia)..
Pinnate :: Pinnate (a.) Alt. of Pinnate.
Pinnage :: Pinnage (n.) Poundage of cattle. See Pound.
Tripennate :: Tripennate (a.) Same as Tripinnate.
Pinna :: Pinna (n.) The auricle of the ear. See Ear.
Jugum :: Jugum (n.) A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.
Tripinnatifid :: Tripinnatifid (a.) Thrice pinnately cleft; -- said of a pinnatifid leaf when its segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also are pinnatifid..
Pinnace :: Pinnace (n.) A procuress; a pimp.
Pinnacling :: Pinnacling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pinnacl.
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