# pinnule

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet.
2. A part or an organ which resembles the barb of a feather, particularly the side branches on the stalks of crinoids; Any of the lateral divisions of the finger-like stalks of an encrinite.

## Etymology
From Latin pinnula.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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