pinnatisect
[ pi-nat-uh-sekt ]
/ pɪˈnæt əˌsɛkt /
adjective Botany.
(of a leaf) divided in a pinnate manner.
Origin of pinnatisect
1855–60;
pinnati- +
-sect
Words nearby pinnatisect
pinnati-,
pinnatifid,
pinnation,
pinnatipartite,
pinnatiped,
pinnatisect,
pinner,
pinnigrade,
pinniped,
pinnula,
pinnulate
Example sentences from the Web for pinnatisect
With the Compositæ, swarms of small Cruciferæ occur; that with purple flowers and pinnatisect leaves being the most common.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The |William GriffithPinnatifid, Pinnatisect, same as pinnately cleft and pinnately parted, 56.
The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for pinnatisect
pinnatisect
/ (pɪˈnætɪˌsɛkt) /
adjective
(of leaves) pinnately divided almost to the midrib but not into separate leaflets