foliolate

foliolate
/foh"lee euh layt'/, adj. Bot.
pertaining to or consisting of leaflets (often used in combination, as bifoliolate).
[1865-70; < NL foliolatus. See FOLIOLE, -ATE1]

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  • -foliolate — suff. Having a specified kind or number of leaflets: bifoliolate.   [New Latin foliolātus, from French foliole, leaflet, from Late Latin foliolum, diminutive of Latin folium, leaf. See …   Universalium

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  • foliolate — adjective (often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets foliolate is combined with the prefix bi to form the word bifoliolate • Similar to: ↑leafy • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology …   Useful english dictionary

  • foliolate — fo·li·o·late …   English syllables

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  • foliolate —   a. pertaining to or having leaflets.    ♦ folioliferous, a. bearing leaflets …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Quinque foliolate — Quin que fo li*o*late, a. (Bot.) Having five leaflets. Gray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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