Pinnule /(?)/

Pin·nule

Pinnule

n.
  1. One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate. (Bot.)
  2. Any one of a series of small, slender organs, or parts, when arranged in rows so as to have a plumelike appearance; as, a pinnule of a gorgonia; the pinnules of a crinoid. (Zool.)