pinnatifid

  • 121pinnate —   a. like a feather; with leaflets on either side of a leafstalk.    ♦ pinnatifid, divided pinnately.    ♦ pinnation, n …

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  • 122pinnati- — [pi nat′i, pi nat′ə] [< ModL pinnatus,PINNATE] combining form pinnately [pinnatifid] …

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  • 123pinnatisect — [pi nat′isekt΄] adj. [ PINNATI + SECT] pinnatifid but with the clefts reaching to or almost to the axis …

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  • 124polypody — [päl′i pō΄dē] n. pl. polypodies [ME polipodye < L polypodium < Gr polypodion < poly , POLY + pous (gen. podos), FOOT: from its creeping rootstocks] any of a genus (Polypodium, family Polypodiaceae) of ferns with leathery pinnatifid… …

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  • 125adder's fern — noun mat forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia • Syn: ↑common polypody, ↑wall fern, ↑golden maidenhair, ↑golden polypody,… …

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  • 126Anthemis — noun dog fennel • Syn: ↑genus Anthemis • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑ …

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  • 127Barbarea — noun biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress • Syn: ↑genus Barbarea • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑ …

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  • 128box white oak — noun small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture resistant wood used especially for fence posts • Syn: ↑post oak, ↑brash oak, ↑iron oak, ↑Quercus stellata • Hypernyms:… …

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