Found 2 items, similar to pinnate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pinnate pinnate adj : of a leaf shape; featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis [syn: pinnated]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pinnate Pinnate \Pin"nate\, Pinnated \Pin"na*ted\, a. [L. pinnatus feathered, fr. pinna a feather. See Pin a peg, Pen feather.] 1. (Bot.) Consisting of several leaflets, or separate portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole, as the leaves of a rosebush, a hickory, or an ash. See Abruptly pinnate, and Illust., under Abruptly. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck. [1913 Webster] Pinnated grouse (Zo["o]l.), the prairie chicken. [1913 Webster]