different between pinnate vs pinnatisect

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 New Latin pinnatisectus, from Latin pinnatus (“feathered”) + sectum, past participle of seco (“to cut”)

Adjective

pinnatisect (not comparable)

1. (botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend almost, or up to midrib.

Usage notes

• Less deep incisions are called pinnatifid or pinnatipartite.

Derived terms

• bipinnatisect

Related terms

• pinnate

Translations