Difference between Pinnule and Pinna
What is the difference between Pinnule and Pinna?
Pinnule as a noun is any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet. while Pinna as a noun is the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle.
Pinnule
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet.
Pinna
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle.A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.
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