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

foliole

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔ.ljɔl/

Noun

foliole f (plural folioles)

(botany) leaflet (component of a compound leaf)

Further reading

“foliole” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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