pinnate

(adjective)

adjective

1. (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis

Similar word(s): compound, pinnated

Sentences with pinnate as an adjective:

- Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.

- The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds.

- the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken