Thesaurus: pinnule

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1. n. One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate.
2. n. Any one of a series of small, slender organs, or parts, when arranged in rows so as to have a plumelike appearance; as, a pinnule of a gorgonia; the pinnules of a crinoid.
3. n. division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
4. 1. (Bot.) One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate. 2. (Zoöl.) Any one of a series of small, slender organs, or parts, when arranged in rows so as to have a plumelike appearance; as, a pinnule of a gorgonia; the pinnules of a crinoid.
5. One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. SeeIllust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate.
6. n division of a usually pinnately divided leaf