imparipinnate

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adjective

pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex

Similar
odd-pinnatecompound
Opposite
paripinnateabruptly-pinnateeven-pinnate
OriginLatin impar →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectiveimparipinnate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologypinnate with a single leaflet at the apex

    Synonyms: odd-pinnate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivepinnate with a single leaflet at the apex

Similar
odd-pinnate
Opposite
paripinnateabruptly-pinnateeven-pinnate

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(a leaf shape) pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex

Similar
odd-pinnatecompound
Also see
odd-pinnate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinimpar“unequal”
  2. Englishimparipinnate

Borrowed from Latin impar (“unequal”) + English pinnate.

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Translations

Finnish päättöparinen
  • päättöparinenpinnate with a single leaflet at the apex
Italian imparipennato
  • imparipennatopinnate with a single leaflet at the apex
Cite this entry
APA

imparipinnate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imparipinnate

MLA

“imparipinnate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imparipinnate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imparipinnate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imparipinnate.

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