The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pinnatifid
Pinnatifid \Pin*nat"i*fid\,
[L. pinnatus feathered + root of findere to split: cf. F. pinnatifide.] (Bot.) Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midri
Wiktionary
pinnatifid
(context botany of leaves English) Having lobes with incisions that extend less than half-way toward the midri
WordNet
pinnatifid
adj. of a leaf shape; cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets
Usage examples of "pinnatifid".
The leaves often arise in tufts and are pinnatifid, the divisions projecting at right angles to the main linear blade.