compound leaf

1. 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 plants
   subtypes:

   • 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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