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Meaning of PINNATIFID

Pronunciation:  pi'natufid

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of a leaf shape; cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets
 
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 Synonyms: compound
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pin*nat"i*fid\, a. [L. pinnatus feathered + root of
findere to split: cf. F. pinnatifide.] (Bot.)
Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching
to the midrib.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Cut deeply into lobes that are spaced out along the main stem (of the leaf). Compare palmatifid.
 

 

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