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/yooh'neuh foh"lee euh layt'/, adj. Bot.1. compound in structure yet having only one leaflet, as the orange.2. bearing such leaves.[1865-70; UNI- + FOLIOLATE]
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unifoliolate — [yo͞on΄əfō′lē ə lāt΄] adj. [ UNI + FOLIOLATE] 1. bearing only one leaflet although compound in structure: said as of the leaf of the orange 2. having leaves of this sort … English World dictionary
unifoliolate — adjective Etymology: uni + Late Latin foliolum leaflet, diminutive of Latin folium leaf Date: circa 1859 of a leaf compound but having only a single leaflet and distinguishable from a simple leaf by the basal joint … New Collegiate Dictionary
unifoliolate — un·i·foliolate … English syllables
unifoliolate — u•ni•fo•li•o•late [[t]ˌyu nəˈfoʊ li əˌleɪt[/t]] adj. bot compound in structure yet having only one leaflet, as an orange leaf • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
unifoliolate — /ˌjuniˈfoʊliəˌleɪt/ (say .yoohnee fohleeuh.layt) adjective 1. compound in structure yet having only one leaflet, as the leaf of the orange. 2. bearing such leaves, as a plant …
unifoliolate — “+ adjective Etymology: uni + foliolate of a leaf : compound but having only a single leaflet and distinguishable from a simple leaf by the basal joint * * * /yooh neuh foh lee euh layt /, adj. Bot. 1. compound in structure yet having only one… … Useful english dictionary
unifoliate — adjective having a single leaf • Similar to: ↑leafy * * * /yooh neuh foh lee it, ayt /, adj. 1. having only one leaf. 2. unifoliolate. [1840 50; UNI + FOLIATE] * * * unifoˈliate adjective (L folium leaf; botany) … Useful english dictionary
u|ni|fo|li|ate — «YOO nuh FOH lee iht, ayt», adjective. 1. having one leaf. 2. = unifoliolate. (Cf. ↑unifoliolate) … Useful english dictionary
unifoliate — adjective Etymology: uni + Latin folium leaf more at blade Date: 1849 1. having only one leaf 2. unifoliolate … New Collegiate Dictionary
unifoliate — /yooh neuh foh lee it, ayt /, adj. 1. having only one leaf. 2. unifoliolate. [1840 50; UNI + FOLIATE] * * * … Universalium
