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ALL meanings of compound leaf

com·pound leaf
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  • 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
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