compound leaf

noun

1. a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk, arranged either palmately, as the fingers of a hand, or pinnately, as the leaflets of a fern; the leaflets themselves may be compound.

compound leaf

noun

1. a leaf consisting of two or more leaflets borne on the same leafstalk

compound leaf

1. A leaf that is composed of two or more leaflets on a common stalk. Clover, roses, sumac, and walnut trees have compound leaves.

Word History and Origins

Origin of compound leaf¹

First recorded in 1875–80