foliole
English
Etymology
Diminutive of Latin folium (“leaf”). Compare French foliole.
Noun
foliole (plural folioles)
- (botany) One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet.
French
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foliole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔ.ljɔl/
Noun
foliole f (plural folioles)
- (botany) leaflet (component of a compound leaf)
Further reading
- “foliole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.