unifoliate

[yoo-nuh-foh-lee-it, -eyt]

adjective

1. having only one leaf.

2. unifoliolate.

unifoliate

/ ˌjuːnɪˈfəʊlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

1. having a single leaf or leaflike part

Word History and Origins

Origin of unifoliate¹

First recorded in 1840–50; uni- + foliate

Example Sentences

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

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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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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.

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