Pinnule
[pin-yool] /ˈpɪn yul/
noun
1.
Zoology.
2.
Botany. a secondary pinna, one of the pinnately disposed divisions of a bipinnate leaf.
3.
a metal plate with a small hole in it, used as a sight in a quadrant.
/ˈpɪnjuːl/
noun (pl) pinnules, pinnulae (ˈpɪnjʊˌliː)
1.
any of the lobes of a leaflet of a pinnate compound leaf, which is itself pinnately divided
2.
(zoology) any feather-like part, such as any of the arms of a sea lily
pinnule
(pĭn’yl)
Any of the smaller leaflets into which each leaflet of a bipinnately compound leaf is subdivided. The leaves of many ferns are divided into pinnules.
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