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compound leaf

DEFINITIONS OF: compound leaf

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n a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk

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trifoliolate leaf
having three leaflets
quinquefoliate leaf
a compound leaf having five leaflets
palmate leaf
a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point
pinnate leaf
a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis
decompound leaf
a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound
bijugate leaf, bijugous leaf, twice-pinnate
a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
bipinnate leaf
a leaf having pinnate leaflets; as ferns
abruptly-pinnate leaf, even-pinnate leaf
a pinnate leaf with a pair of leaflets at the apex
odd-pinnate leaf
a pinnate leaf with a single leaflet at the apex
pedate leaf
a leaf having the radiating lobes each deeply cleft or divided
Type of:
foliage, leaf, leafage
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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