>"what does 'pinnate' mean" but rather "does everyone on the planet know this word except for me?"

Possibly, depends if you are into gardening or not. The short-hand is "grows like a pine tree", ie. spindly leaves sticking out not like a broad leaved deciduous tree.

Are they being mean again? I'll give those boys a good "seeing to".

By the way, is Maverick still spaced out on absinthe, I believe it did wonders for Van Gough!