paripinnate

Thân thiện

A paripinnate leaf has an even number of leaflets arranged neatly along a central stem.

Definition

Adjective: * (Botany: of a leaf shape) Pinnate (having leaflets arranged on either side of a central stem) with an even number of leaflets, terminating in a pair of leaflets at the apex rather than a single terminal leaflet.

Usage

This is a specialized botanical term used to describe the specific structure of a compound leaf. It is used attributively, typically before a noun like "leaf."

Examples

• The paripinnate leaves of the ash tree are a key identifying feature.
• Botanists noted the plant's paripinnate leaf arrangement.
• A compound leaf that ends with two leaflets is described as paripinnate.

Advanced Usage

• The condition of being paripinnate is called paripinnation.
• The opposite leaf structure, which has an odd number of leaflets ending in a single terminal leaflet, is called imparipinnate or odd-pinnate.

Variants and Related Words

• Even-pinnate: A common synonym for paripinnate.
• Abruptly pinnate: Another synonym emphasizing the leaf's termination.
• Pinnate: The broader category of leaf arrangement to which paripinnate belongs.

Synonyms

• Even-pinnate
• Abruptly pinnate

Antonyms

• Imparipinnate
• Odd-pinnate

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of a leaf shape) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex

Từ đồng nghĩa

• even-pinnate
• abruptly-pinnate