multifoliate

[ muhl-tuh-foh-lee-it, -eyt ]

adjectiveBotany.
  1. having many leaves or leaflets.

Origin of multifoliate

1
First recorded in 1855–60; multi- + foliate

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British Dictionary definitions for multifoliate

multifoliate

/ (ˌmʌltɪˈfəʊlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /


adjective
  1. botany having many leaves or leaflets: a multifoliate compound leaf

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