pinnatifid

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Pronunciation key ( pi-nat′i-fid )

pin•nat•i•fid

Pinnatifid Leaf

adj.

[pinnati- + -fid].

1. Characteristic of having leaves in a featherlike arrangement with narrow lobes whose clefts extend more than halfway to the stem.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005

Zoology Quest: Chart of Leaf Shapes

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auricle

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Pronunciation key ( ô′ri-kʼl )

au•ri•cle

n.

Auriculate

[L. auricula dim. of aurus, ear].

1. External part of ear.
2. One of two upper chambers of the heart through which blood flows from the veins.
3. In botany and zoology, an earlike part or organ.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005

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