Definition of Pinnated
1. Adjective. (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis.
Definition of Pinnated
1. pinnate [adj] - See also: pinnate
Medical Definition of Pinnated
1.
1. Consisting of several leaflets, or separate portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole, as the leaves of a rosebush, a hickory, or an ash. See Abruptly pinnate, and Illust, under Abruptly.
2. Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
Pinnated grouse, the prairie chicken.
Origin: L. Pinnatus feathered, fr. Pinna a feather. See Pin a peg, Pen feather.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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