pinnatifid

adjective pin·nat·i·fid \pə-ˈna-tə-fəd, -ˌfid\

Definition of PINNATIFID

: cleft in a pinnate manner <a pinnatifid leaf>

New Latin pinnatifidus, from pinnatus + Latin -fidus -fid

First Known Use: circa 1753

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