foliole

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Diminutive of Latin folium (“leaf”). Compare French foliole.

Noun[edit]

foliole (plural folioles)

(botany) One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet.

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:

foliole

foliole

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /fɔ.ljɔl/

Noun[edit]

foliole f (plural folioles)

(botany) leaflet (component of a compound leaf)

Further reading[edit]

“foliole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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