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bipinnate

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bi·pin·nate  (b-pnt)
adj. Botany
Decompound.
bi·pinnately adv.
bipinnate [baɪˈpɪnˌeɪt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of pinnate leaves) having the leaflets themselves divided into smaller leaflets
bipinnately  adv
bipinnate  (b-pnt)
Relating to compound leaves that grow opposite each other on a larger stem; twice-compound or twice-pinnate. Bipinnate leaves have a feathery appearance. The acacia, coffeetree, and silktree have bipinnate leaves.
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bipinnate
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Adj.1.bipinnate - of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns)
compound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"
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