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unipinnate

unipinnate adjective: being a pinnately compound leaf that does not branch off into further petiole axes, and consequently lacks pinnulae. Also the alternative form of unipennate.

Adjective

unipinnate (not comparable)

  1. Being a pinnately compound leaf that does not branch off into further petiole axes, and consequently lacks pinnulae
    Synonyms:
    simple pinnate

Also used as

unipinnate is also the alternative form of unipennate.

Synonyms of unipinnate

  • simple pinnate

Origin of unipinnate

From uni- + pinnate.

Questions about unipinnate

What does unipinnate mean?
Unipinnate means being a pinnately compound leaf that does not branch off into further petiole axes, and consequently lacks pinnulae.
What part of speech is unipinnate?
Unipinnate is an adjective.

Words near unipinnate in the dictionary

  1. unipersonalists
  2. unipersonality
  3. unipetalous
  4. uniphase
  5. uniphasic
  6. unipinnate
  7. uniplanar
  8. uniplane
  9. uniplanetary
  10. uniplex
  11. uniplicate

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