bifoliateadj.
/bʌɪˈfəʊlɪət/ Having or consisting of two leaves.
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the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > having many or particular number of leaves
cinquefoilc1420
quatrefoil?1440
five-leaved1658
two-leaved1688
septifolious1721
tetraphyllous1731
trefoil1752
biphyllous1756
triphyllous1760
polyphyllous1785
decaphyllous1793
four-leaved1793
bifoliate1836
trefoiled1854
decemfoliate1858
polyphylline1872
trefoliated1900
decemjugate-
1836 Penny Cycl. V. 251.
1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iii. 170 A leaf is said to be binate, bifoliate, or unijugate, if it consists of only 2 leaflets springing from a common point.
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adj.1836