| Pinnated | { } a. [ L. pinnatus feathered, fr. pinna a feather. See Pin a peg, Pen feather. ] 1. (Bot.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pinnated grouse (Zool.), the prairie chicken. [ 1913 Webster ]
Variants: Pinnate |