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pinnatifid

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pin·nat·i·fid  (p-nt-fd)
adj.
Divided or cleft in a pinnate fashion. Used of certain leaves.
pin·nati·fid·ly adv.
pinnatifid [pɪˈnætɪfɪd]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of leaves) pinnately divided into lobes reaching more than halfway to the midrib
pinnatifidly  adv
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Adj.1.pinnatifid - (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets
compound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"
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Blades 4-15(21) cm long x 1-5(13) cm wide, membranaceous, 1-pinnate proximally, with long attenuate pinnatifid apices; rachises greenish to stramineous, dull, with narrow green wings up to 0.
A new Brazilian species of the genus Asplenium L. (Aspleniaceae) by Matos, Fernando B.; Labiak, Paulo H.; Sylvestre, Lana S. / American Fern Journal
Presl WOODWARDIA Smith Chain Fern Rhizomes long, creeping; fronds 30-130 cm long, monomorphic or dimorphic; blades pinnatifid to pinnate-pinnatifid, ovate-deltoid to ovate-triangular; sori oblong in chain-like rows.
Pteridophytes of southeast Alabama: Dichotomous keys, illustrations ... by Woods, Michael; Diamond, Alvin R., Jr / Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
Such examples include white pine (Pinus strobus--SR), Canada blueberry (Vaccinium myrtilloides--SE), wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), rock spikemoss (Selaginella rupestris--ST), pinnatifid spleenwort (Asplenium pinnatifidum), hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula), northern bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera--SR), and Forbes' saxifrage (Saxifraga forbesii Vasey--SE).
A brief survey of the rare terrestrial natural communities and ... by Homoya, Michael A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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