pinnate
/pɪnˈneɪt/
pinnate adjective: resembling a feather.
Adjective
pinnate (comparative more pinnate, superlative most pinnate)
- Resembling a feather.
- Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis
- Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.
- The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds.
- Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
- the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken
- Having wings or fins.
pinnate meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
pinnate in Tamil
- இறகு வடிவ, சிறகு, சிறைப்பிரிப்பான, இறகு, துடுப்பு
pinnate in Tagalog
- having two rows of members arranged on each side of a common axis
- sangahan
Synonyms of pinnate
Forms of pinnate
| comparative | more pinnate |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pinnate |
Origin of pinnate
From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”).
Words formed from pinnate
Words that rhyme with pinnate
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- mate
- late
- bate
- create
- date
- relate
- vibrate
- wait
- deflate
- fate
- migrate
- rebate
- rotate
- strait
- supererogate
- translocate
- await
- eight
- freight
- skate
- alternate
- collate
- debate
- inflate
- sedate
- update
- compensate
- delate
- dilate
- fixate
- grate
- Haight
- hate
- implicate
- innate
- intercalate
- locate
- mandate
- negate
- overweight
- quadrate
- tate
- vacate
- aerate
- calibrate
- castrate
- conflate
- crate
Questions about pinnate
- What does pinnate mean?
- Pinnate means resembling a feather.
- What is pinnate in Tamil?
- Pinnate in Tamil is இறகு வடிவ, சிறகு, சிறைப்பிரிப்பான. See Pinnate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pinnate?
- Pinnate is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pinnate?
- Pinnate is pronounced /pɪnˈneɪt/.
Words near pinnate in the dictionary
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