compound leafnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒm.paʊnd ˈliːf/us/ˌkɑːm.paʊnd ˈliːf/specializeda type of leaf that is formed from a number of smaller leaves all joined to one stem
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- clove
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- organ
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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Examples from literature
- Fortunes are told by pulling off leaflets of a compound leaf, such as the locust, repeating, "Rich man, poor man," etc.
- It is never a real compound leaf, though, unless the leaflets are truly separate and all belong on one common stalk.
- The stalk of a leaflet in a compound leaf.