different between pinnate vs digitate

English

Etymology

From Latin pinn?tus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?n?ne?t/

Adjective

pinnate (comparative more pinnate, superlative most pinnate)

1. Resembling a feather.
2. (botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis

   Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.

   The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds.

3. (zoology) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.

   the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken

4. (zoology) Having wings or fins.

Synonyms

• pinnated

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• pinnately
• palmate

Latin

Adjective

pinn?te

1. vocative masculine singular of pinn?tus

English

Etymology

From Latin digit?tus for the adjective and digit?re for the verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?d??t?t/ (adjective)
• IPA^(key): /?d?d??te?t/ (verb)

Adjective

digitate (not comparable)

1. Having digits, fingers or things shaped like fingers; fingerlike
2. (botany, anatomy) Having parts that spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.

Derived terms

• subdigitate

Translations

See also

• palmate

Verb

digitate (third-person singular simple present digitates, present participle digitating, simple past and past participle digitated)

1. To point out as with the finger.

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2. (botany, anatomy) To spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.

Translations

Italian

Verb

digitate

1. second-person plural present indicative of digitare
2. second-person plural imperative of digitare
3. feminine plural of digitato

Latin

Adjective

digit?te

1. vocative masculine singular of digit?tus