Leafule

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subdivision of a leaflet (which is in turn a subdivision of a leaf).

    "There are other forest ferns with golden, translucent scales, but their leaves are very different from those of Christmas fern – usually much lacier because each frond is divided into leaflets, which are further divided into separate leafules."

Example

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"There are other forest ferns with golden, translucent scales, but their leaves are very different from those of Christmas fern – usually much lacier because each frond is divided into leaflets, which are further divided into separate leafules."

Etymology

From leaf + -ule.

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