a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk, arranged either palmately, as the fingers of a hand, or pinnately, as the leaflets of a fern; the leaflets themselves may be compound.
[ 1875-80 ]
COMPOUND LEAF
Meaning of COMPOUND LEAF in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012