Paripinnate

Paripinnate
Paripinnate \Par`i*pin"nate\, a. [Pari- + pinnate.] (Bot.) Pinnate with an equal number of leaflets on each side; having no odd leaflet at the end. [1913 Webster]

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  • paripinnate — [par΄i pin′āt΄] adj. [ PARI + PINNATE] Bot. having an equal number of leaflets on either side of the central stalk: said of compound leaves …   English World dictionary

  • paripinnate — im·paripinnate; …   English syllables

  • paripinnate — /par i pin ayt, it/, adj. Bot. 1. evenly pinnate. 2. pinnate without an odd terminal leaflet. [1855 60; PARI + PINNATE] * * * …   Universalium

  • paripinnate — adjective pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex Syn: abruptly pinnate, even pinnate Ant: imparipinnate, odd pinnate …   Wiktionary

  • paripinnate —   Even pinnate; of a leaf or leaflet where the rachis or rachilla does not terminate in a solitary pinna or pinnule, e.g. most cycad leaves.   Cf. imparipinnate …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • paripinnate — /pærəˈpɪneɪt/ (say paruh pinayt) adjective 1. evenly pinnate. 2. pinnate without an odd terminal leaflet. {New Latin pari combining form of pār par1 + pinnate} …  

  • paripinnate — adjective (of a leaf shape) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex • Syn: ↑even pinnate, ↑abruptly pinnate • Similar to: ↑compound …   Useful english dictionary

  • Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …   Wikipedia

  • Abruptly pinnate — Abruptly pinnate, abruptly pinnate abruptly pinnateadj. 1. (Bot.) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex, i.e. without an odd leaflet, or other appendage, at the end; said of a leaf shape Syn: even pinnate, paripinnate [1913 Webster +… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • abruptly-pinnate — Abruptly pinnate, abruptly pinnate abruptly pinnateadj. 1. (Bot.) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex, i.e. without an odd leaflet, or other appendage, at the end; said of a leaf shape Syn: even pinnate, paripinnate [1913 Webster +… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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