pinnule
Meanings
noun
- Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet.
- A part or an organ which resembles the barb of a feather, particularly the side branches on the stalks of crinoids; Any of the lateral divisions of the finger-like stalks of an encrinite.
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Etymology
From Latin pinnula.
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