pinnule

Meanings

Plural: pinnules

Noun

division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet.
A part or an organ which resembles the barb of a feather, particularly the side branches on the stalks of crinoids; Any of the lateral divisions of the finger-like stalks of an encrinite.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin pinnula.

Synonyms

pinna, pinnula

Scrabble Score: 9

pinnule is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pinnule is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 14

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