Definition of pinna

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Pinna (n.) One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf.

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Ash :: Ash (n.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (F. Americana)..
Pinnule :: Pinnule (n.) One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate..
Gougeshell :: Gougeshell (n.) A sharp-edged, tubular, marine shell, of the genus Vermetus; also, the pinna. See Vermetus..
Squab :: Spyne (n.) See Pinnace, n., 1 (a)..
Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern..
Pinnet :: Pinnet (n.) A pinnacle.
Catadromous :: Catadromous (a.) Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one; -- said of a mode of branching in ferns, and opposed to anadromous..
Pinnace :: Pinnace (n.) A procuress; a pimp.
Bipinnate :: Bipinnate (a.) Alt. of Bipinnate.
Bipinnatifid :: Bipinnatifid (a.) Doubly pinnatifid.
Finial :: Finial (n.) The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself..
Pinnate :: Pinnate (a.) Alt. of Pinnate.
Unijugate :: Unijugate (a.) Having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate leaf.
Pinna :: Pinna (n.) One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.
Pinnated :: Pinnated (a.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
Tor :: Tor (n.) High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle.
Pinnately :: Pinnately (adv.) In a pinnate manner.
Wallaba :: Wallaba (n.) A leguminous tree (Eperua falcata) of Demerara, with pinnate leaves and clusters of red flowers. The reddish brown wood is used for palings and shingles..
Pepper Dulse :: Pepper dulse () A variety of edible seaweed (Laurencia pinnatifida) distinguished for its pungency.
Pinnacling :: Pinnacling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pinnacl.
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