Definition of pinna

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Pinna (n.) One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf.

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Pinnacling :: Pinnacling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pinnacl.
Ash :: Ash (n.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (F. Americana)..
Pinnule :: Pinnule (n.) One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate..
Pinnacle :: Pinnacle (v. t.) To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.
Pepper Dulse :: Pepper dulse () A variety of edible seaweed (Laurencia pinnatifida) distinguished for its pungency.
Jugum :: Jugum (n.) A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.
Catadromous :: Catadromous (a.) Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one; -- said of a mode of branching in ferns, and opposed to anadromous..
Pinna :: Pinna (n.) One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.
Pinnage :: Pinnage (n.) Poundage of cattle. See Pound.
Tripennate :: Tripennate (a.) Same as Tripinnate.
Pinnae :: Pinnae (pl. ) of Pinn.
Water Parsnip :: Water parsnip () Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus Sium, poisonous herbs with pinnate or dissected leaves and small white flowers..
Spinner :: Spinnaker (n.) A large triangular sail set upon a boom, -- used when running before the wind..
Byssus :: Byssus (n.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the Pinna and Mytilus, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc..
Pennated :: Pennated (a.) Same as Pinnate.
Bipinnatifid :: Bipinnatifid (a.) Doubly pinnatifid.
Quadrijugous :: Quadrijugous (a.) Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets; as, a quadrijugous leaf..
Pinnatifid :: Pinnatifid (a.) Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib..
Pinnatilobate :: Pinnatilobate (a.) Having lobes arranged in a pinnate manner.
Sapindus :: Sapindus (n.) A genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate leaves and panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used instead of soap, and their round black seeds are made into necklaces..
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