unifoliolate

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

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

  2. bearing such leaves.

Origin of unifoliolate

1
First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + foliolate

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British Dictionary definitions for unifoliolate

unifoliolate

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈfəʊlɪəˌleɪt) /


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

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