Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PIN'NATE, or PIN'NA-TED
PIN'NATE, or PIN'NA-TED, a. [L. pinnatus, from pinna, a feather, or fin.]
In botany, a pinnate leaf is a species of compound leaf wherein a single petiole has several leaflets attached to each side of it. – Martyn.
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