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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPOUND LEAF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPOUND LEAF

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Compound leaf is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPOUND LEAF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

compound leaf

Leaf

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, and is the principal appendage of the vascular plant stem. The leaves and stem together form the shoot. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves collectively. Typically a leaf is a thin, dorsiventrally flattened organ, borne above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Most leaves have distinctive upper and lower surfaces that differ in colour, hairiness, the number of stomata and other features. The palisade mesophyll almost always occurs on the upper side of the blade or lamina of the leaf but in some species, including the mature foliage of Eucalyptus palisade occurs on both sides and the leaves are said to be isobilateral. Many types of leaves are adapted in ways almost unrecognisable in those terms: some are not flat, some are not above ground, and some are without major photosynthetic function. Furthermore, several kinds of leaf-like structures found in vascular plants are not totally homologous with them. Examples include phyllodes, cladodes, and phylloclades that differ from leaves in their structure and origin.

Definition of compound leaf in the English dictionary

The definition of compound leaf in the dictionary is a leaf consisting of two or more leaflets borne on the same leafstalk.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPOUND LEAF

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WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPOUND LEAF

bay leaf
Chinese leaf
dock leaf
drop leaf
fig leaf
gold leaf
in leaf
leaf
loose-leaf
oak leaf
overleaf
scale leaf
seed leaf
senna leaf
tea leaf
tobacco leaf
trefoil leaf
turn over a new leaf
vine leaf
walking leaf

Synonyms and antonyms of compound leaf in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «compound leaf» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPOUND LEAF

Find out the translation of compound leaf to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of compound leaf from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compound leaf» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

复叶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hoja compuesta
570 millions of speakers

English

compound leaf
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यौगिक पत्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ورقة مركب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сложный лист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

folha composta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যৌগিক পাতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

feuille composée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daun kompaun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verbindung Blatt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

複葉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화합물 잎
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Senyawa rwaning
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lá hợp chất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலவை இலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंपाऊंड पान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bileşik yaprak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foglia composto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

związek liść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

складний лист
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frunze compus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ένωση των φύλλων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

saamgestelde blaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förening blad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sammensatte blad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of compound leaf

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPOUND LEAF»

The term «compound leaf» is normally little used and occupies the 144.226 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPOUND LEAF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about compound leaf

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPOUND LEAF»

Discover the use of compound leaf in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compound leaf and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vascular Plant Taxonomy
Blade Petiole A. Simple D. Palmately compound B. Pinnately compound leaf scar can sometimes be used to determine the genus or species of a plant. lenticel — Specialized corky outgrowths from the bark of twigs that serve as passageways ...
Dirk R. Walters, David J. Keil, 1996
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Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs
A compound leaf consists of a number of separate parts (leaflets) that may, in themselves, look just like leaves. It's often hard to decide whether a single blade is a simple leaf or a leaflet on a compound leaf. Each of the roundish leaves on a  ...
Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton, 1998
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Plant Systematics
A compound leaf with only three leaflets is termed trifoliolate or ternately compound. (A leaf with two orders of axes, each ternately compound, is termed biternately compound. Further orders, e.g., triternately compound, can also occur. ) ...
Michael G. Simpson, 2011
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Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment, ...
Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether a plant has formed one compound leaf or a small stem bearing several simple leaves. One easy way to determine whether a plant has simple or compound leaves is to look for axillary buds, so called ...
Linda Berg, 2007
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Crochet Bouquet: Easy Designs for Dozens of Flowers
A compound leaf consists of an arrangement of smaller copies of the leaf, or leaflets. Their delicate symmetry is surprisingly easy to reproduce in crochet. For best results, unfurl, stretch, and shape each leaflet as you block. You'll find many  ...
Suzann Thompson, 2008
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A Key to the Woody Plants of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
The Basic Features of Woody Plants 25 How do you tell a compound leaf from a simple leaf? One of the ways you can tell a compound leaf that has a series of leaflets from a twig that has a series of leaves is that in the case of the compound  ...
Michael D. Geller, 2002
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Target 2011: Biology 11
How does it differ from compound leaf? Ans. Simple leaf means a leaf in which the blade is a single unit and not subdivided into leaflets. In this leaf the lamina is not incised or incised but the incisions do not touch the midrib, e.g. peepal [Ficus)  ...
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Edible and Useful Plants of Texas and the Southwest: A ...
Palmately compound leaf — A compound leaf in which all the leaflets are united at a single point (see red buckeye illustration on page 263; compare with " pinnately compound leaf"). Palmately lobed — Having large indentations diverging ...
Delena Tull, 1999
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How to Identify Trees in Southern Africa
Here we depict a hypothetical sequence showing how a palmately compound leaf is derived through evolution from a simple leaf with palmate venation (in this example without stipules). stem blade (lamina) axillary bud compound leaflet ...
Braam Van Wyk, Piet Van Wyk, 2007
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Trees of Eastern North America
Veins may be relatively inconspicuous or, especially on the lower surface, may be raised well above the surface, often in a prominent netlike pattern. comPound Leaves In a compound leaf the blade is divided to the midrib, which is then called  ...
Gil Nelson, Christopher J. Earle, Richard Spellenberg, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPOUND LEAF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compound leaf is used in the context of the following news items.
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Room to Grow: Itchy annoyances of summer
Each compound leaf consists of three, bright green, shiny leaflets. Leaflets can be elliptic to egg-shaped and have smooth, toothed or lobed ... «Macon Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Potato late blight recommendations for 2015
Lesions often begin to develop on the compound leaf near the point of attachment to the petiole, which is often cupped, or edges, where dew is ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
3
Growing Together: Knowing botany terms increases gardening …
Compound Leaf. Each leaf is composed of smaller leaflets. In autumn the leaf falls as a unit. Leaf Margin. Outer edge of the leaf,. Serrate Leaf. «INFORUM, May 15»
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Nature Notes: Yellowwood
This tree has a compound leaf that looks somewhat like the leaf of a hickory tree. The tree maintains a dense form which provides a lot of shade ... «Frederick News Post, May 15»
5
LSU AgCenter Garden News: Identifying and avoiding dangerous …
Poison ivy has a characteristic compound leaf consisting of three leaflets — hence the saying “leaves of three, let it be.” The leaflets are 2- to ... «The Advocate, Apr 15»
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War on weed vines: how to get them off your fence, roof, tree and …
Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) has a characteristic compound leaf consisting of three leaflets. (Hence the saying, "Leaves of three, let it ... «NOLA.com, Apr 15»
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Beware of poisonous plants when venturing outdoors
Identify: Poison ivy's compound leaf has three pointed leaflets, with a middle leaf that has a longer stalk. Leaves change colors depending on ... «Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Mar 15»
8
Sumac is a lovely addition to the fall landscape
Compound leaf patterns also conserve energy because they grow on a flimsy rachis instead of a stout stem. The rachis holds many leaflets. «Concord Monitor, Oct 14»
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Poison ivy primer
Poison ivy plants have a compound leaf arrangement made up of three leaflets on a leafstalk. The edges of the leaflets may be lobed, smooth ... «Midland Daily News, Aug 14»
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Thousand Cankers Disease prompts wood quarantine in Pa.
"Specifically, it has what's called a compound leaf - meaning it's got a bunch of leaflets coming off of one leaf. It also has a very pronounced nut. «Newsworks.org, Aug 14»

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