compound leaf meaning

Noun: compound leaf  kómpawnd leef

1. A leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk

Derived forms: compound leaves

Type of: foliage, leaf, leafage

Encyclopedia: Compound leaf

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1. The compound leaf stem is between 2 and 10 cm long.
2. Each compound leaf ends in a branched tendril.
3. 3 to 7 stalkless leaflets per compound leaf.
4. 4 to 11 opposite leaflets per compound leaf.
5. 3 to 10 opposite leaflets per compound leaf.