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foliolate

fo·lio·late

uncommon

adjective

1.

(often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets

  • “foliolate”
  • “bi”
  • “bifoliolate”
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Origin

Borrowed from New Latin foliolātus, from foliolum (“leaflet”) + -ātus, a diminutive of folium (“leaf”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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