pennated, a. Now rare.
(ˈpɛneɪtɪd)
[f. as prec. + -ed.]
† 1. Bot. = pennate 1, pinnated. Obs.
| 1727 Bailey vol. II, A Pennated Leaf..or feather Leaf,..in which the Parts of which the Leaf is compos'd, are set along the middle Rib; either alternately or by Pairs, as in..Vetches, &c. 1755 in Johnson. 1802–3 tr. Pallas' Trav. (1812) I. 538 The stalk branches out with pennated leaves. |
2. Feathered; having slender lateral ribs like the vane of a feather; also = penniform.
| 1819 G. Samouelle Entomol. Compend. 267 Antennæ pennated in the males: serrated in the females. 1836–9 Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 593/2 Some appearance of a pennated muscle. |