Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "pinnate" ita ce: kama da gashin tsuntsu, yana da sassa ko rassan da aka jera su a gefe dabam-dabam na kusurwoyi na tsakiya kamar kullin gashin tsuntsu. Ganyen filaye, alal misali, suna da leaflet ɗin da aka jera a kowane gefen kututture na tsakiya. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar don kwatanta wasu sifofi, kamar gashin fuka-fukai, waɗanda ke da tsari iri ɗaya na sassa.