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odd-pinnate leaf

/ɒd ˈpɪneɪt liːf/

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/ɒd ˈpɪneɪt liːf/C1formalscientific
  • ruБотанический термин, описывающий сложный лист, листочки которого расположены парами вдоль центрального стебля, с одним конечным листочком на верхушке, что делает общее количество листочков нечётным.

A botanical term describing a compound leaf where the leaflets are arranged in pairs along a central stem, with a single terminal leaflet at the tip, making the total number of leaflets odd.

  1. Leaf with an odd number of leafletsC2formal

    A type of compound leaf where the leaflets are arranged along a central stem, and the leaf ends with a single terminal leaflet, making the total number of leaflets odd.

    ruНепарноперистый лист

    • The rose bush has odd-pinnate leaves with five leaflets.
    • Botanists classify the walnut tree by its odd-pinnate leaf structure.
    • An odd-pinnate leaf can be easily distinguished from a paripinnate one by the presence of a terminal leaflet.