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pinnule
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. division of a usually pinnately divided leaf [syn: pinna ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pinnule \Pin"nule\, n. [L. pinnula, dim. of pinna feather: cf. F. pinnule.] (Bot.) One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf , under Bipinnate . (Zo["o]l.) Any one of a series of small, slender organs, or parts, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet.
Usage examples of pinnule.
The sori are on the upper half of the frond, at the back of the pinnules, in round masses towards the base of the segments, covered with a conspicuous, kidney-shaped indusium.