A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

pinnate Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with P » pinking shears ... piracies » pinnate


pinnate
adj
    1. bot.
      Denoting a compound leaf that consists of pairs of leaflets arranged in two rows on either side of a central axis or midrib.
Derivative: pinnately
adverb
    Etymology: 18c: from Latin pinnatus feathered, from pinna feather or wing.



    Click Here