ALL meanings of compound leaf
com·pound leaf
C c - noun compound leaf a leaf consisting of two or more leaflets borne on the same leafstalk 3
- noun compound leaf a leaf divided into two or more leaflets with a common leafstalk 3
- noun compound leaf 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. 1