| compound leaf A leaf that is composed of two or more leaflets on a common stalk. Clover, roses, sumac, and walnut trees have compound leaves. |
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| Noun | 1. |  compound leaf - a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalktrifoliolate leaf - having three leaflets quinquefoliate leaf - a compound leaf having five leaflets palmate leaf - a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point pinnate leaf - a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis decompound leaf - a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound |
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