twice-pinnate

Definitions of twice-pinnate
  1. noun
    a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
    synonyms: bijugate leaf, bijugous leaf
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    type of:
    pinnate leaf
    a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis
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