unifoliolate

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

/ ˌyu nəˈfoʊ li əˌleɪt /

adjective Botany.

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

bearing such leaves.

Nearby words

unifilar, uniflagellate, uniflorous, uniflow engine, unifoliate, unifoliolate, uniform, uniform business rate, uniform crime report, uniform resource locator, uniformed

Origin of unifoliolate

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + foliolate

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British Dictionary definitions for unifoliolate

unifoliolate

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈfəʊlɪəˌleɪt) /

adjective

(of a compound leaf) having only one leaflet

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