Associations to the word «Pinna»

Wiktionary

PINNA, noun. (anatomy) The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle.
PINNA, noun. (botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.
PINNA, noun. (zoology) A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

Dictionary definition

PINNA, noun. Division of a usually pinnately divided leaf.
PINNA, noun. The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats