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Pinnage :: Pinnage (n.) Poundage of cattle. See Pound.

Tripinnatifid :: Tripinnatifid (a.) Thrice pinnately cleft; -- said of a pinnatifid leaf when its segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also are pinnatifid..

Knop :: Knop (n.) Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp., the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then synonymous with finial; -- called also knob, and knosp..

Pari- :: Pari- () A combining form signifying equal; as, paridigitate, paripinnate..

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..

Pinnate :: Pinnate (a.) Alt. of Pinnate.

Penninerved :: Penninerved (a.) Pinnately veined or nerved.

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

Tripennate :: Tripennate (a.) Same as Tripinnate.

Imparipinnate :: Imparipinnate (a.) Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet.

Pinnatiped :: Pinnatiped (n.) Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes.

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..

Osmund :: Osmund (n.) A fern of the genus Osmunda, or flowering fern. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal, or royal fern (Osmunda regalis), which grows in wet or boggy places, and has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules at the top. The rootstock contains much starch, and has been used in stiffening linen..

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..

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.

Pennated :: Pennated (a.) Same as Pinnate.

Pinnae :: Pinnae (pl. ) of Pinn.

Wallaba :: Wallaba (n.) A leguminous tree (Eperua falcata) of Demerara, with pinnate leaves and clusters of red flowers. The reddish brown wood is used for palings and shingles..

Pinnacling :: Pinnacling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pinnacl.

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