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

Poinciana :: Poinciana (n.) A prickly tropical shrub (Caesalpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments..

Imparipinnate :: Imparipinnate (a.) Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet.

Paripinnate :: Paripinnate (a.) Pinnate with an equal number of leaflets on each side; having no odd leaflet at the end.

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

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..

Wing-leaved :: Wing-leaved (a.) Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves.

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

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

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..

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

Runcinate :: Runcinate (a.) Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion..

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

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

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

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

Penninerved :: Penninerved (a.) Pinnately veined or nerved.

Pinnately :: Pinnately (adv.) In a pinnate manner.

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..

Pinnatifid :: Pinnatifid (a.) Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib..

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