foliole
American
[foh-lee-ohl]
/ ˈfoʊ liˌoʊl /
noun
Botany.
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a leaflet, as of a compound leaf.
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a small leaflike organ or appendage.
Etymology
Origin of foliole
1785–95; < French < Late Latin foliolum, equivalent to Latin foli ( um ) leaf + -olum -ole 1
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