pinnatifid

[ pi-nat-uh-fid ]

/ pɪˈnæt ə fɪd /

(of a leaf) pinnately cleft, with clefts reaching halfway or more to the midrib.

Origin of pinnatifid

From the New Latin word pinnātifidus, dating back to 1745–55. See pinnati-, -fid

At the top the frond is pinnatifid, whilst the lower pinnæ are deeply cut.

How to Know the Ferns |S. Leonard Bastin
Pinnatifid with a large and rounded terminal lobe, and the lower lobes small.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray
Pinnæ lanceolate, pinnatifid, the lowest pairs gradually shorter and deflexed.

The Fern Lover's Companion |George Henry Tilton
Odontopteris (Fig. 51) has pinnatifid leaves, like the last, but its leaflets adhere by their whole base to the stalk.

The World Before the Deluge |Louis Figuier

It differs from the last in having ternate radical leaves with pinnatifid lobes, and the upper leaves, bi-pinnatifid.

The Sea Shore |William S. Furneaux

pinnatifid

/ (pɪˈnætɪfɪd) /

(of leaves) pinnately divided into lobes reaching more than halfway to the midrib

pinnatifidly, adverb