unifoliolate

American

[yoo-nuh-foh-lee-uh-layt] / ˌju nəˈfoʊ li əˌleɪt /

adjective

Botany.

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

unifoliolate British

/ ˌjuːnɪˈfəʊlɪəˌleɪt /

adjective

(of a compound leaf) having only one leaflet

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Etymology

Origin of unifoliolate

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + foliolate

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