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pinnata

|pin-na-ta|

/pɪˈnɑːtə/

(pinnate)

feather-like arrangement

Base Form	Plural	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past Participle	Present Participle	Comparative	Superlative	Noun	Adverb
pinnate	pinnations	pinnates	pinnated	pinnated	pinnating	more pinnate	most pinnate	pinnation	pinnately

Etymology

Etymology Information

'pinnata' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'pinnatus', where 'pinna' meant 'feather' or 'wing'.

Historical Evolution

'pinnata' comes from Latin 'pinnatus' (past participle of 'pinnare'), and was adopted into New Latin/botanical Latin as the feminine form 'pinnata' used as a specific epithet; English botanical usage yielded the related adjective 'pinnate'.

Meaning Changes

Initially it meant 'winged' or 'feathered' in Latin, and it retained this sense in botanical Latin to mean 'having a feather-like arrangement'; in English it is used descriptively as 'pinnate' and as an epithet in scientific names.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

(botanical usage) The specific epithet 'pinnata' used in scientific names to indicate a pinnate or feather-like characteristic.

'Acacia pinnata' uses pinnata as the species epithet to indicate the plant's pinnate leaves.

Synonyms

species epithet indicating pinnatespecific epithet indicating feathered

Adjective 1

(botany) Having leaflets or other parts arranged on either side of a common axis like a feather; feathered.

The fern specimen was described as pinnata because its leaflets are arranged along a central rachis.

Synonyms

pinnate feathered plumose

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Last updated: 2026/01/16 13:41