Leafule
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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