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pinnate leaf

DEFINITIONS OF: pinnate leaf

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n a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis

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bijugate leaf, bijugous leaf, twice-pinnate
a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
bipinnate leaf
a leaf having pinnate leaflets; as ferns
abruptly-pinnate leaf, even-pinnate leaf
a pinnate leaf with a pair of leaflets at the apex
odd-pinnate leaf
a pinnate leaf with a single leaflet at the apex
Type of:
compound leaf
a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk
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