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Quinque Foliolate :: Quinque foliolate (a.) Having five leaflets.

Fingered :: Fingered (a.) Having leaflets like fingers; digitate.

Unijugate :: Unijugate (a.) Having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate leaf.

Petiolule :: Petiolule (n.) A small petiole, or the petiole of a leaflet..

Leaflet :: Leaflet (n.) A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract..

Pleiophyllous :: Pleiophyllous (a.) Having several leaves; -- used especially when several leaves or leaflets appear where normally there should be only one.

Tripinnate :: Tripinnate (a.) Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rhachis.

Tergeminate :: Tergeminate (a.) Thrice twin; having three pairs of leaflets.

Endecaphyllous :: Endecaphyllous (a.) Composed of eleven leaflets; -- said of a leaf.

Pinna :: Pinna (n.) A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate..

Polytomous :: Polytomous (a.) Subdivided into many distinct subordinate parts, which, however, not being jointed to the petiole, are not true leaflets; -- said of leaves..

Trifoliated :: Trifoliated (a.) Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of Shamrock..

Bifoliolate :: Bifoliolate (a.) Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves..

Palmated :: Palmated (a.) Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers..

Leafet :: Leafet (n.) A leaflet.

Unifollilate :: Unifollilate (a.) Having only one leaflet, as the leaves of the orange tree..

Digitated :: Digitated (a.) Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterized by digitation..

Hexaphyllous :: Hexaphyllous (a.) Having six leaves or leaflets.

Partial :: Partial (n.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by a partial petiole..

Jugum :: Jugum (n.) A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.

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