hoja compuesta

Definitions of hoja compuesta
  1. noun
    a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk
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    hoja trifoliada
    having three leaflets
    hoja quinquefoliada
    a compound leaf having five leaflets
    hoja palmadocompuesta, hoja palmeada
    a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point
    hoja pinnaticompuesta
    a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis
    hoja bipinnada
    a leaf having pinnate leaflets; as ferns
    hoja paripinnada
    a pinnate leaf with a pair of leaflets at the apex
    hoja imparipinada
    a pinnate leaf with a single leaflet at the apex
    type of:
    follaje, hoja
    the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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