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foliole

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fo⋅li⋅ole

  [foh-lee-ohl]
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–noun Botany.
1. a leaflet, as of a compound leaf.
2. a small leaflike organ or appendage.
Origin:
1785–95; < F < LL foliolum, equiv. to L foli(um) leaf + -olum -ole 1
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