Pinna

pinna
    n 1: division of a usually pinnately divided leaf [syn: {pinna},
         {pinnule}]
    2: the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the
       external ear [syn: {auricle}, {pinna}, {ear}]
    

Pinna \Pin"na\, n.; pl. {Pinn[ae]}, E. {Pinnas}. [L., a
   feather.]
   1. (Bot.)
      (a) A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of {Bipinnate
          leaf}, under {Bipinnate}.
      (b) One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf.
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   2. (Zool.) One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.
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   3. [L. pinna, akin to Gr. ?.] (Zool.) Any species of {Pinna},
      a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas.
      The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky
      fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven
      fabrics, as a curiosity.
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   4. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear. See {Ear}.
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Byssus \Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E. {Byssuses}; L. {Byssi}.[L. byssus
   fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .]
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   1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients.
      It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.
      [Written also {byss} and {byssin}.]
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   2. (Zool.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed
      in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves
      of certain bivalve mollusks, as the {Pinna} and {Mytilus},
      by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.
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   3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of
      slender threads.
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   4. Asbestus.
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