pennate, a. rare.
(ˈpɛnət)
[ad. L. pennāt-us winged, f. penna feather: see -ate2.]
1. Nat. Hist. = pinnate.
| [1704 J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Pennata folia, winged Leaves.] 1857 Mayne Expos. Lex., Pennate. |
2. = penniform.
| 1877 Rosenthal Muscles & Nerves 91 The fibres are attached at an angle to a long tendon, from which they all branch off in one direction (semi-pennate muscles), or in two directions like the plumes of a feather (pennate muscles). |
3. Winged; fig. very swift.
| 1870 R. R. Coverdale Poems 35 On pennate feet they tread the way. |