Pinnate and Simple

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Pinnate adjective - (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis.

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Simple is an antonym for pinnate.

Simple adjective - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions.

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Pinnate is an antonym for simple.

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Simple and Pinnate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pinnate/simple

Pinnate & Simple. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pinnate/simple>.

Simple or Pinnate. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pinnate/simple.

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