leafule

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

leaf +‎ -ule

Noun[edit]

leafule (plural leafules)

  1. (botany) A subdivision of a leaflet (which is in turn a subdivision of a leaf).
    • 2013 May 20, Elizabeth Farnsworth, “Fabulous Forest Ferns”, in Northern Woodlands[1]:
      There are other forest ferns with golden, translucent scales, but their leaves are very different from those of Christmas fern – usually much lacier because each frond is divided into leaflets, which are further divided into separate leafules.