Definition of pinna

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Pinna (n.) Any species of Pinna, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity..

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Tamarind :: Tamarind (n.) A leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated..
Quadrijugous :: Quadrijugous (a.) Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets; as, a quadrijugous leaf..
Pepper Dulse :: Pepper dulse () A variety of edible seaweed (Laurencia pinnatifida) distinguished for its pungency.
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..
Pinnace :: Pinnace (n.) A procuress; a pimp.
Pinnet :: Pinnet (n.) A pinnacle.
Water Parsnip :: Water parsnip () Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus Sium, poisonous herbs with pinnate or dissected leaves and small white flowers..
Interrupted :: Interrupted (a.) Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf..
Pinnatilobate :: Pinnatilobate (a.) Having lobes arranged in a pinnate manner.
Bipinnated :: Bipinnated (a.) Twice pinnate.
Pinnace :: Pinnace (n.) A man-of-war's boat.
Pinna :: Pinna (n.) One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.
Wing-leaved :: Wing-leaved (a.) Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves.
Unijugate :: Unijugate (a.) Having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate leaf.
Pinnate :: Pinnate (a.) Alt. of Pinnate.
Tripinnatifid :: Tripinnatifid (a.) Thrice pinnately cleft; -- said of a pinnatifid leaf when its segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also are pinnatifid..
Pinnace :: Pinnace (n.) A small vessel propelled by sails or oars, formerly employed as a tender, or for coast defence; -- called originally, spynace or spyne..
Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern..
Barque :: Barque (n.) Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind..
Pinnatiped :: Pinnatiped (n.) Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes.
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