Meanings
adjectivepennate (not comparable)
- not comparablesciencesHaving a feather-like shape
Addition of iron to surface waters in these areas induces massive phytoplankton blooms dominated primarily by pennate diatoms.
2008 November 26, Adrian Marchetti et al., “Ferritin is used for iron storage in bloom-forming marine pennate diatoms”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7228, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving feathered wings
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Origin
- Latinpennātus
- Englishpennate
From Latin pennātus.
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APA
pennate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennate
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“pennate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pennate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennate.
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