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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal science > anatomy and morphology > plant anatomy > leaves > compound leaves > pinnate leaves
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > anatomy and morphology > plant anatomy > leaves > compound leaves > pinnate leaves
Fields of Study > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > leaves > compound leaves > pinnate leaves
Plant Production, Gardening > botany > plant biology > plant anatomy > leaves > compound leaves > pinnate leaves
Preferred Term:

pinnate leaves

Definition:
A compound leaf with opposite leaflets attached along an elongated petiole called a rachis, as in peavines.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
compound leaves
Entry Terms:
  • bipinnate leaves
  • even-pinnate leaves
  • paripinnate leaves
  • odd-pinnate leaves
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/333973
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-09-18, last modified 2019-12-16