Compound leaf

A leaf with two or more distinct leaflets.


Two or more leaflets attached to the leaf stalk (e.g., Walnut, Horse Chestnut, or Lupine).


A leaf divided into two or more units, with each unit, or leaflet, resembling a separate leaf.


Having the blade divided to the midrib and forming two or more leaflets on a common axis.


Leaf with more than one blade (leaflet) connected to a common stalk.


A leaf with a blade that is divided into several, smaller leaflets.


A leaf divided into separate leaflets, without any flange joining them together along their common stalk (cf pinnate and palmate).


Subdivided into several leaflets, as in a rose or palm leaf. Leaves not so subdivided are called “simple.”


A leaf that is divided into two or more leaflets, each of which may look like a complete leaf but which lacks buds. Compound leaves may have leaflets arranged along an axis like the rays of a feather or radiating from a common point like the fingers on a hand.


 


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