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pinnule

pin·nule
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pin-yool]
    • /ˈpɪn yul/
    • /ˈpɪ.njuːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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