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- [pin-yool]
- /ˈpɪn yul/
- /ˈpɪ.njuːl/
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- [pin-yool]
- /ˈpɪn yul/
Definitions of pinnule word
- noun pinnule Zoology. a part or organ resembling a barb of a feather, a fin, or the like. a finlet. 1
- noun pinnule Botany. a secondary pinna, one of the pinnately disposed divisions of a bipinnate leaf. 1
- noun pinnule a metal plate with a small hole in it, used as a sight in a quadrant. 1
- noun pinnule any of the lobes of a leaflet of a pinnate compound leaf, which is itself pinnately divided 0
- noun pinnule any feather-like part, such as any of the arms of a sea lily 0
- noun pinnule any of the smallest divisions of a leaf which is doubly compound, esp. in ferns 0
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Origin of pinnule
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Latin pinnula pinnula
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Parts of speech for Pinnule
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pinnule popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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