Word of the Day:
pinnate
What It Means
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.
The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds.
Did You Know?
From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”).
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