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compound leaf
noun
a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk, arranged either palmately, as the fingers of a hand, or pinnately, as the leaflets of a fern; the leaflets themselves may be compound.
Origin:
1875–80
1875–80
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World English Dictionary
| compound leaf | |
| —n | |
| a leaf consisting of two or more leaflets borne on the same leafstalk | |
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Science Dictionary
| compound leaf
A leaf that is composed of two or more leaflets on a common stalk. Clover, roses, sumac, and walnut trees have compound leaves. |
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