† millefoliateadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mīlle , folium , -ate suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin mīlle thousand (see milli- comb. form) + folium leaf (see foil n.¹) + -ate suffix². Compare millefolium n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (milĭfŏ^u·liˌĕt) /mɪlɪˈfəʊlɪət/.

Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Of a plant: having leaves which are so deeply notched around the edges as to give the effect of many smaller leaves.

ΚΠ

1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Millefoliate, having leaves that are very much incised, so as to resemble many smaller leaves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	millefoliate
释义	† millefoliateadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mīlle , folium , -ate suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin mīlle thousand (see milli- comb. form) + folium leaf (see foil n.¹) + -ate suffix². Compare millefolium n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (milĭfŏ^u·liˌĕt) /mɪlɪˈfəʊlɪət/. Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Of a plant: having leaves which are so deeply notched around the edges as to give the effect of many smaller leaves. ΚΠ 1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Millefoliate, having leaves that are very much incised, so as to resemble many smaller leaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1892
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