Category:Pinnate

Pin"nate, pin"na*ted, a. Etym: [l. pinnatus feathered, fr. pinna a Feather. See pin a peg, pen feather.]

1. (bot.)

Defn: consisting of several leaflets, or separate portions, arranged On each side of a common petiole, as the leaves of a rosebush, a Hickory, or an ash. See abruptly pinnate, and illust., under Abruptly.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the Neck. Pinnated grouse (zoöl.), the prairie chicken.