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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