unifoliolate

[ yoo-nuh-foh-lee-uh-leyt ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. compound in structure yet having only one leaflet, as the orange.
2. bearing such leaves.

unifoliolate

/ ˌjuːnɪˈfəʊlɪəˌleɪt /

adjective

1. (of a compound leaf) having only one leaflet

Word History and Origins

Origin of unifoliolate¹

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + foliolate