pinnate
Adjective Satellite
- (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
Adj
- Resembling a feather.
- Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis
- Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
- Having wings or fins.
Adjective
- Arranged like a feather, with leaflets or segments on either side.
Examples
- He tried to form a PINNATE word, but the letters just didn’t spread out.
- Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.
- The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
pinnate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpinnate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pinnate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
pinnate: valid Words With Friends Word