Crossword-Solution: PINNULE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Pinnule | n. | One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate. |
| Pinnule | n. | Any one of a series of small, slender organs, or parts, when arranged in rows so as to have a plumelike appearance; as, a pinnule of a gorgonia; the pinnules of a crinoid. |
We have 3 clues for the answer “PINNULE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Leaflet of a plant. | 1 answer |
| lobe of a leaflet of a pinnate compound leaf | 1 answer |
| Fin | 15 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
RAEA
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with PINNULE (4)
Changed "leaf stalk" to "leaf-stalk" in its index entry, as well as the index entry for "Petiole." The index reference for "Pinnule" should probably be 59, rather than 66, but was not changed.
The fertile fronds are taller with the pinnules much narrower and the linear sori borne in two rows along the midrib of each pinnule.
This is proved to be true by {583}a study of the development, and it can further be shown that the arms fork repeatedly; but in these further bifurcations one fork remains short, and forms a pinnule, whilst the other continues the arm.
Two recent genera, _Pentacrinus_ (_Isocrinus_), with three radials in each column; _Metacrinus_, with five to eight radials in a column, but the third {592}radial bears a pinnule.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1954–1989).