- pinnatifid
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adjective
Etymology: New Latin pinnatifidus, from pinnatus + Latin -fidus -fid
Date: circa 1753
cleft in a pinnate manner <a pinnatifid leaf>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pinnatifid
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Pinnatifid — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pinnatifid — [pi nat′i fid] adj. [ PINNATI + FID] having leaves in a featherlike arrangement, with narrow lobes whose clefts extend more than halfway to the axis … English World dictionary
pinnatifid — /pi nat euh fid/, adj. Bot. (of a leaf) pinnately cleft, with clefts reaching halfway or more to the midrib. [1745 55; < NL pinnatifidus. See PINNATI , FID] * * * … Universalium
pinnatifid — adjective Having lobes with incisions that extend less than half way toward the midrib. See Also: pinnate … Wiktionary
pinnatífid — pin|na|tí|fid Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
pinnatifid — Composed of pinnae, or subdivided as if composed of pinnae … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
pinnatifid — pin·nat·i·fid … English syllables
pinnatifid — pin•nat•i•fid [[t]pɪˈnæt ə fɪd[/t]] adj. bot (of a leaf) pinnately cleft, with clefts reaching halfway or more to the midrib • Etymology: 1745–55; < NL pinnātifidus. See pinnate, i , fid … From formal English to slang
pinnatifid — /pɪˈnætəfɪd/ (say pi natuhfid) adjective Botany (of a leaf) pinnately cleft, with clefts reaching halfway or more to the midrib. {New Latin pinnātifidus, from pinnāti pinnati + fidus cleft} …
pinnatifid — A leaf that is pinnately cleft, but into lobes that do not reach the midrib, and not into separate leaflets … Herbal-medical glossary
