Bipinnate

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /bʌɪˈpɪneɪt/

Origin

From - + pinnate.

Full definition of bipinnate

Adjective

1. (botany, of a leaf) Doubly pinnate; pinnate and having leaflets that are themselves pinnate.
• 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 307:Three hours later Boyles and Rise are propped up against the trunk of the sole acacia tree on the knoll, drinking up the bipinnate shade.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with bifoliate or bijugate.