pennate

pen·nate  (pnt) also pen·nat·ed (pntd)

adj.

1. Having feathers or wings.

2. Botany Pinnate.

3. Of or relating to diatoms of the class Pennales, distinguished by bilaterally symmetrical form.

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[Latin penntus, from penna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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pennate [ˈpɛneɪt], pennated

adj Biology

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) having feathers, wings, or winglike structures

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) another word for pinnate

[from Latin pennātus, from penna wing]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

pennate - having feathered wings feathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends"