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multifoliate

American  
[muhl-tuh-foh-lee-it, -eyt] / ˌmʌl təˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

Botany.

  1. having many leaves or leaflets.

multifoliate British  
/ -ˌeɪt, ˌmʌltɪˈfəʊlɪɪt /

adjective

  1. botany having many leaves or leaflets

    a multifoliate compound leaf
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Etymology

Origin of multifoliate

First recorded in 1855–60; multi- + foliate

Example Sentences

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Any wind—even the lightest—draws from the height of the elms a rushing sound, multifoliate and powerful.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

As they set off up the left bank, the wind began to blow in fitful, warm gusts, with a multifoliate rustling through the sedges.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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