Pinnate definition

Pinnate

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WordNet

(1) Of a leaf shape; featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis

WiktionaryText

From , from

pinnate

Resembling a feather.
Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis

Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.

The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds.