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Meaning of PARIPINNATE

Pronunciation:  `pari'pineyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of a leaf shape; pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex
 
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 Synonyms: abruptly-pinnate, compound, even-pinnate
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Par`i*pin"nate\, a. [Pari- + pinnate.] (Bot.)
Pinnate with an equal number of leaflets on each side; having
no odd leaflet at the end.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Having an even number of pinnae by virtue of having a pair in the terminal position. Compare imparipinnate.
 

 

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