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TWICE-PINNATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does twice-pinnate mean?
• TWICE-PINNATE (noun)
The noun TWICE-PINNATE has 1 sense:
1. a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
Familiarity information: TWICE-PINNATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bijugate leaf; bijugous leaf; twice-pinnate
Hypernyms ("twice-pinnate" is a kind of...):
pinnate leaf (a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis)
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