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pinnules

The correct spelling is pinnules.

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noun

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The correct spelling is pinnules. Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet.

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  1. 1.Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet.
  2. 2.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.

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