compound leaf

/kəmˌpaʊnd lif/

Other forms: compound leaves

Definitions of compound leaf

1. noun

   a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk
   types:

   trifoliolate leaf

   having three leaflets

   quinquefoliate leaf

   a compound leaf having five leaflets

   palmate leaf

   a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point

   pinnate leaf

   a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis

   decompound leaf

   a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound

   bijugate leaf, bijugous leaf, twice-pinnate

   a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets

   bipinnate leaf

   a leaf having pinnate leaflets; as ferns

   abruptly-pinnate leaf, even-pinnate leaf

   a pinnate leaf with a pair of leaflets at the apex

   odd-pinnate leaf

   a pinnate leaf with a single leaflet at the apex

   pedate leaf

   a leaf having the radiating lobes each deeply cleft or divided

   type of:

   foliage, leaf, leafage

   the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants