'Pinna' definitions:
Definition of 'pinna'
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Definition of 'Pinna'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear. See Ear. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pinna'
From: GCIDE
- Byssus \Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E. Byssuses; L. Byssi.[L. byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .] [1913 Webster]
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Asbestus. [1913 Webster]