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bifoliolate

American  
[bahy-foh-lee-uh-leyt, -lit] / baɪˈfoʊ li əˌleɪt, -lɪt /

adjective

Botany.

  1. having two leaflets.

bifoliolate British  
/ baɪˈfəʊlɪəʊˌleɪt, -lɪt /

adjective

  1. (of compound leaves) consisting of two leaflets

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Etymology

Origin of bifoliolate

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

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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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