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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: pinnateMain Entry: pin·nate Pronunciation: \ˈpi-ˌnāt\ Function: adjective Etymology: New Latin pinnatus, from Latin, feathered, from pinna feather, wing, fin Date: circa 1727 : resembling a feather especially in having similar parts arranged on opposite sides of an axis like the barbs on the rachis of a feather <a pinnate leaf> — see leaf illustration — pin·nate·ly adverb 
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