Definition for PEN'NATE, or PEN'NA-TED

PEN'NATE, or PEN'NA-TED, a. [L. pennatus, winged, from penna, a quill or wing.]

  1. Winged.
  2. In botany, a pennate leaf is a compound leaf in which a simple petiole has several leaflets attached to each side of it. [See Pinnate.]

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