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pinnate

/pɪnˈneɪt/

Meanings
adjective
Resembling a feather.

Examples :

"The fern's leaves had a pinnate shape, resembling a delicate feather. "
nature biology plant anatomy organism appearance

Related Words

Illustration feather

feather noun

/ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɛð.ɚ/

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

"The bird used its delicate feathers to steer through the air. "

Illustration feathers

feathers noun

/ˈfɛðərz/

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

"The bird ruffled its feathers to stay warm on the cold morning. "

Illustration branches

branches noun

/ˈbɹæntʃɪz/ /ˈbɹɑːntʃɪz/

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

"The children climbed the tree and sat on its sturdy branches. "

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

"The twins resemble each other."

Illustration delicate

delicate noun

/ˈdɛlɪkət/

A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.

"She carefully handled the delicate, lace-trimmed lingerie. "

Illustration leaflets

leaflets noun

/ˈliːfləts/

One of the components of a compound leaf.

"The compound leaf of the oak tree had several small leaflets. "

Illustration effortlessly

effortlessly adverb

/ˈef.ət.ləs.li/ /ˈef.ɚt.ləs.li/

Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.

"She hoisted the child effortlessly and plopped him in bed."

Illustration dragonfly

dragonfly noun

/ˈdɹæɡənˌflaɪ/

An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.

"A bright blue dragonfly landed on the flower in my garden. "

Illustration arranged

arranged verb

/əˈɹeɪndʒd/

To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.

"She arranged the books on the shelf by color. "

Illustration allowing

allowing verb

/əˈlaʊɪŋ/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

Illustration prairie

prairie noun

/ˈpɹɛəɹi/

An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.

"The children played hide-and-seek in the vast prairie, running among the tall grasses. "

Illustration delicately

delicately adverb

/ˈdɛlɪkətli/

In a delicate manner; exquisitely.

"The gingerbread was delicately, if imprecisely, captured by the brushstrokes."