pinnatisect

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adjective

Having lobes with incisions that extend almost, or up to midrib.

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OriginNew Latin pinnatisectus ← Latin pinnātus →
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Meanings

adjectivepinnatisect (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving lobes with incisions that extend almost, or up to midrib.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in narrow divisions not separated into distinct leaflets

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pinnatisected

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Origin

  1. Latinpinnātus“feathered”
  2. New Latinpinnatisectus
  3. Englishpinnatisect

From New Latin pinnatisectus, from Latin pinnātus (“feathered”) + sectum, past participle of secō (“to cut”).

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Translations

French pennatiséqué
  • pennatiséquéHaving lobes with incisions that extend almost, or up to midrib
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APA

pinnatisect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinnatisect

MLA

“pinnatisect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinnatisect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinnatisect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinnatisect.

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