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Definition of pinnatifid in English:

pinnatifid

adjective

Botany

  • (of a leaf) pinnately divided, but not all the way down to the central axis.

    ‘The cuff bracelet is ornamented with chrysanthemums bordering a central faceted citrine and overlapping pinnatifid leaves engraved to delineate the veins.’
    • ‘The leaves are sharply serrated, never pinnate or pinnatifid, sometimes the serration is confined to the apices.’

Pronunciation

pinnatifid

/pəˈnadəˌfid/ /pəˈnædəˌfɪd/

Origin

Mid 18th century from modern Latin pinnatifidus, from Latin pinnatus ‘feathered’ + fid- ‘cleft’ (from the verb findere).