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Pinnate vs Pinnace - What's the difference?

pinnate | pinnace |

As an adjective pinnate

is resembling a feather.

As a noun pinnace is

a light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat. Pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet.

pinnate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Resembling a feather.
  • (botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis
    • Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves.
    The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds.
  • (zoology) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.
    • the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken

    Synonyms

    * pinnated

    See also

    * pinnately * palmate

    Derived terms

    {{der3, abruptly-pinnate , bipinnate , even-pinnate , imparipinnate , multipinnate , odd-pinnate , paripinnate , pluripinnate , tripinnate , tripinnated}} ----

    pinnace

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but may also be a rowboat. Pinnaces are usually messenger boats, carrying messages among the larger ships of a fleet.
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    • External links

    * (wikipedia "pinnace")