foliolate

[foh-lee-uh-leyt]

adjective Botany.

pertaining to or consisting of leaflets (often used in combination, as bifoliolate).

Origin:
1865–70; < Neo-Latin foliolātus. See foliole, -ate¹

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foliolate (ˈfəʊlɪəˌleɪt, fəʊˈlɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt)

—*adj*
	botany possessing or relating to leaflets

[C19: from Late Latin foliolum little leaf, from Latin folium leaf]

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