compound leaf

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• Compound leaf — Compound Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• compound leaf — n. a leaf divided into two or more leaflets with a common leafstalk …   English World dictionary

• compound leaf —   Leaf composed of a rachis and some number of opposed blades (leaflets or pinnae) …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

• compound leaf — /kɒmpaʊnd ˈlif/ (say kompownd leef) noun a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk. It may be either digitately or pinnately compound, and the leaflets may be themselves compound …  

• compound leaf — noun a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk • Hypernyms: ↑leaf, ↑leafage, ↑foliage • Hyponyms: ↑trifoliolate leaf, ↑quinquefoliate leaf, ↑palmate leaf, ↑pinnate leaf, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• compound leaf — a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk, arranged either palmately, as the fingers of a hand, or pinnately, as the leaflets of a fern; the leaflets themselves may be compound. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

• compound leaf — n. (Botany) leaf that consists of more than one blade …   English contemporary dictionary

• Compound — Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] Compound …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Compound addition — Compound Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Compound crystal — Compound Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Compound engine — Compound Com pound, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See {Compound}, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English