They were not pinnated like those already described, but what is termed "entire," that is, all in one piece, and thirty feet in length by full five in width!
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
Their smooth columnar stems were about forty or fifty feet in height, while their broad, finely pinnated leaves interlocked above, and formed arches and woven canopies of varied and peculiarly graceful shapes.
"On the Banks of the Amazon"
W.H.G. Kingston
They rise to the top of the tallest trees and fall again so as to resemble a great length of cable, adorned, however, with the most beautiful leaves, pinnated or terminating in graceful tendrils.
"Walking-Stick Papers"
Robert Cortes Holliday