unifoliate

American  

[yoo-nuh-foh-lee-it, -eyt] / ˌyu nəˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

1. having only one leaf.

2. unifoliolate.

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unifoliate British  

/ ˌjuːnɪˈfəʊlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

1. having a single leaf or leaflike part

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Etymology

Origin of unifoliate

First recorded in 1840–50; uni- + foliate

Example Sentences

In the large genus Desmodium by far the greater number of the species are trifoliate; but some are unifoliate, and even the same plant may bear uni- and trifoliate leaves.

From Project Gutenberg

With Ph. caracalla and Hernandesii, the primary unifoliate leaves and the leaflets of the secondary trifoliate leaves sink vertically down at night.

From Project Gutenberg

But with Phaseolus Roxburghii the first unifoliate leaves rise at night almost sufficiently to be said to sleep, whilst the leaflets of the secondary trifoliate leaves sink vertically at night.

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