pinnule


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pinnule /ˈpɪnjuːl/
noun
  • 1 Botany a secondary division of a pinnate leaf.
  • 2 Zoology a part or organ like a small wing or fin.
– origin C16 (denoting one of the sights of an astrolabe): from L. pinnula ‘small wing’, dimin. of pinna.
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