Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- So as to be pinnate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a pinnate manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
pinnate fashion.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb having a pinnate shape
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Examples
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It's pink, fluffy flowers just seemed to lie atop the bi-pinnately compound leaves in the canopy.
Urban Wildlife Watch: Mimosa trees (Travelog Europe) DNLee 2009
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I know a Mimosa tree because of its pretty pink flowers and bi-pinnately compound leaves.
Archive 2009-09-01 DNLee 2009
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It's pink, fluffy flowers just seemed to lie atop the bi-pinnately compound leaves in the canopy.
Archive 2009-09-01 DNLee 2009
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I know a Mimosa tree because of its pretty pink flowers and bi-pinnately compound leaves.
Urban Wildlife Watch: Mimosa trees (Travelog Europe) DNLee 2009
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Long, pinnately compound, often on stout branches.
Chapter 7 1999
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Leaves are pinnately trifoliate, smooth above and lightly pubescent below.
Chapter 10 1996
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They are pinnately trifoliate and the terminal leaflet is often the largest.
Chapter 8 1994
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Leaves are pinnately trifoliate, smooth above and lightly pubescent below.
Chapter 44 1990
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Leaves are pinnately compound with 7 to 17 leaflets.
Chapter 35 1990
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Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound and 6 to 22 cm long.
Chapter 23 1990
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