HyperDic: compound_leaf

English > 1 sense of the expression compound leaf:
NOUNplantcompound leafa leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk
English > compound leaf: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk.
Narrowerdecompound leafA leaf having divisions that are themselves compound
palmate leafA leaf resembling an open hand
pinnate leafA leaf resembling a feather
quinquefoliate leafA compound leaf having five leaflets
trifoliolate leafHaving three leaflets
Broaderleaf, leafage, foliageThe main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
Spanishhoja compuesta
Catalanfulla composta

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