Definition of pinna

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Pinna (n.) One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.

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Bipinnaria :: Bipinnaria (n.) The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage.
Pinnet :: Pinnet (n.) A pinnacle.
Interrupted :: Interrupted (a.) Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf..
Spinner :: Spinnaker (n.) A large triangular sail set upon a boom, -- used when running before the wind..
Pinnulate :: Pinnulate (a.) Having each pinna subdivided; -- said of a leaf, or of its pinnae..
Pinnated :: Pinnated (a.) 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..
Bipinnate :: Bipinnate (a.) Alt. of Bipinnate.
Pinnate :: Pinnate (a.) Alt. of Pinnate.
Pinnacle :: Pinnacle (n.) Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit.
Runcinate :: Runcinate (a.) Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion..
Unijugate :: Unijugate (a.) Having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate leaf.
Chervil :: Chervil (n.) A plant (Anthriscus cerefolium) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads..
Water Milfoil :: Water milfoil () Any plant of the genus Myriophyllum, aquatic herbs with whorled leaves, the submersed ones pinnately parted into capillary divisions..
Pinnatiped :: Pinnatiped (a.) Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain birds..
Wing-leaved :: Wing-leaved (a.) Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves.
Pinnatilobate :: Pinnatilobate (a.) Having lobes arranged in a pinnate manner.
Pinnacled :: Pinnacled (imp. & p. p.) of Pinnacl.
Pepper Dulse :: Pepper dulse () A variety of edible seaweed (Laurencia pinnatifida) distinguished for its pungency.
Gougeshell :: Gougeshell (n.) A sharp-edged, tubular, marine shell, of the genus Vermetus; also, the pinna. See Vermetus..
Pinnule :: Pinnule (n.) One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate..
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