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fern glossary

pinna (pinnae)
The 1st-order division of a frond blade. [Jepson]
pinnule
The 2nd-order division of a frond blade. (The 1st-order division of a pinna.) [Jepson]
stipe
In ferns, the frond stalk; equivalent to petiole. Compare to stipule. [Jepson]