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pinnate
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pinnate
featherlike; said of a muscle in which the fibers lie at angles to its tendon. The fibers may be unipinnate, bipinnate, etc.


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It has simple, alternate leaves that are pinnately veined.
Some species display both types of leaves in their lifetime: phyllodes in their youth and pinnately compound true leaves in their adulthood.
Here's what I found: Brief description: Pinnately divided leaves and toothed or lobed leaflets.
 
 
 
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