| a. | 1. | (Bot.) 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 | |||
| 2. | (Zool.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
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| Adj. | 1. | pinnate - of a leaf shape; featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis Synonyms: pinnated |
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