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bifoliolate

[bahy-foh-lee-uh-leyt, -lit]

adjective

Botany.
  1. having two leaflets.



bifoliolate

/ baɪˈfəʊlɪəʊˌleɪt, -lɪt /

adjective

  1. (of compound leaves) consisting of two leaflets

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bifoliolate1

First recorded in 1825–35; bi- 1 + foliolate
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Example Sentences

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Bifoliolate, of two leaflets, from the Latin bis, twice, and foliolum, leaflet.

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Bifoliolate, a compound leaf of two leaflets, 59.

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