🪶pennate

adjective
/ˈpɛneɪt/

Meaning

Having parts or structures arranged like a feather; feather-shaped.

Example Sentences

The fern has a pennate leaf structure.

Synonyms

feathered, plumose, pinnate, fringed

Antonyms

smooth, simple

Collocations

pennate muscles, pennate leaves, pennate structure, bipennate form

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