pinnatipartite

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Adjective

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pinnatipartite (not comparable)

  1. (botany, of leaves) Having lobes with incisions that extend more than half-way toward the midrib.

Usage notes

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Less deep incisions are pinnatifid. Incisions reaching nearly to the midrib are pinnatisect.

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