bipinnatifid, a. Bot.
(baɪpɪˈnætɪfɪd)
[f. bi- prefix2 3 + pinnatifid.]
Of leaves: Pinnatifid, with the primary lobes or pinnæ themselves similarly divided. So bipinnatiˈparted, -ˈpartite, bipiˈnnatisect, -ˈsected.
| 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 83 Leaves..sinuate-pinnatifid, or bipinnatifid. 1870 Bentley Bot. 153 If the divisions are themselves divided in a similar manner to the lamina itself, the leaf is said to be bipinnatifid, bipinnatipartite, or bipinnatisected. |