foliolate

A botanical term describing a leaf that is divided into leaflets; now largely replaced by more common terms like 'compound-leaved'.

• 🇵🇹Termo botânico que descreve uma folha dividida em folíolos; atualmente é amplamente substituído por termos mais comuns, como 'composto'.

1. Having leaflets C2 formal scientific

   Describing a compound leaf that is composed of leaflets, often used with a prefix to indicate the number or type of leaflets.

   • The plant has trifoliolate leaves, meaning each leaf is divided into three leaflets.
   • Botanists classify the species as multifoliolate due to its many small leaflets.
   • The unifoliolate leaf appears simple but is actually a compound leaf with a single leaflet.

   🇵🇹Foliolado