paripinnate, a. Bot.
(pærɪˈpɪnət)
[ad. mod. Bot. L. paripinnāt-us, f. pār, pari- equal: see pinnate.]
Pinnate with an even number of leaflets, i.e. without a terminal leaflet.
| 1857 Henfrey Elem. Bot. §95 When there is no end leaflet, the leaf is abruptly- or pari-pinnate. 1870 Bentley Man. Bot. (ed. 2) 163. |