1. having leaflets or parts arranged on both sides of a common axis, like a feather
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The pinnated leaves of the ash tree create a delicate, feathery appearance.
• Botanists identified the plant by its pinnated leaf structure.
• The fern’s pinnated fronds swayed gently in the breeze.
• Many compound leaves are pinnated, with leaflets arranged along a central stem.
• The pinnated pattern is common in legume family plants.
• Students learned to distinguish pinnated leaves from other leaf arrangements.