compound leaf
Noun
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A leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk (synset 113177490)
is a type of: foliage, leaf, leafage - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plantssubtypes:
- trifoliolate leaf - having three leaflets
- quinquefoliate leaf - a compound leaf having five leaflets
- palmate leaf - a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point
- pinnate leaf - a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis
- decompound leaf - a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound
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