pinnule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet.
  2. 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.

Word forms

pinnule pinnules

Etymology

From Latin pinnula.

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