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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 man-of-war's boat.

Trijugate :: Trijugate (a.) In three pairs; as, a trijugate leaf, or a pinnate leaf with three pairs of leaflets..

Water Milfoil :: Water milfoil () Any plant of the genus Myriophyllum, aquatic herbs with whorled leaves, the submersed ones pinnately parted into capillary divisions..

Jugum :: Jugum (n.) A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.

Osmund :: Osmund (n.) A fern of the genus Osmunda, or flowering fern. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal, or royal fern (Osmunda regalis), which grows in wet or boggy places, and has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules at the top. The rootstock contains much starch, and has been used in stiffening linen..

Sapindus :: Sapindus (n.) A genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate leaves and panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used instead of soap, and their round black seeds are made into necklaces..

Bipinnatifid :: Bipinnatifid (a.) Doubly pinnatifid.

Pari- :: Pari- () A combining form signifying equal; as, paridigitate, paripinnate..

Pinnatiped :: Pinnatiped (n.) Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes.

Pinnatilobate :: Pinnatilobate (a.) Having lobes arranged in a pinnate manner.

Pinnacle :: Pinnacle (v. t.) To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.

Pinnacle :: Pinnacle (n.) An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc..

Quadrijugous :: Quadrijugous (a.) Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets; as, a quadrijugous leaf..

Sea Trumpet :: Sea trumpet () A great blackish seaweed of the Southern Ocean, having a hollow and expanding stem and a pinnate frond, sometimes twenty feet long..

Tripennate :: Tripennate (a.) Same as Tripinnate.

Pennated :: Pennated (a.) Same as Pinnate.

Pinnule :: Pinnule (n.) One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate..

Chervil :: Chervil (n.) A plant (Anthriscus cerefolium) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads..

Unijugate :: Unijugate (a.) Having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate leaf.

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