Definition of Paripinnate

1. Adjective. (of a leaf shape) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex.

Exact synonyms: Abruptly-pinnate, Even-pinnate
Similar to: Compound

Definition of Paripinnate

1. a. Pinnate with an equal number of leaflets on each side; having no odd leaflet at the end.

Definition of Paripinnate

1. Adjective. (botany) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Paripinnate

1. Having an even number of pinnae by virtue of having a pair in the terminal position. Compare: imparipinnate. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paripinnate

parietosplanchnic
parietosquamosal
parietotemporal
parietovisceral
parigenin
parillin
parimutuel
parimutuels
parinaric
parinaric acid
parinaud syndrome
paring
paring knife
paring knives
parings
paripinnate (current term)
paris
parises
parish
parish church
parish house
parish register
parishen
parishens
parishes
parishional
parishioner
parishioners
parisienne
parisite

Literary usage of Paripinnate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1906)
"As is well known, the leaf of Cassia is regularly paripinnate. The rhachis, however, projects slightly beyond the insertion of the last pair of leaflets in ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1906)
"... the leaf of Cassia is regularly paripinnate. The rhachis, however, projects slightly beyond the insertion of the last pair of leaflets in a small ..."

3. The Indian Forester (1902)
"... whilst ovules in Chloroxylon are about 8 in each cell, and seeds more than one; (4j leaves in Rutaceae are not paripinnate as in Chloroxylon. ..."

4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"One species, Asia. S. trijuga, Willd. A large tree: Ivs. paripinnate, 8^16 in. lone; Ifts. 4-8, opposite, 1-10 x yy-fyi in., ..."

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