DECOMPOUND


Meaning of DECOMPOUND in English

v.

Pronunciation: ˌ d ē - ' käm- ˌ pau ̇ nd, ˌ d ē -k ə m- '

Function: adjective

Date: circa 1793

of a leaf : having divisions that are themselves compound

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