A leaf consisting of several or many distinct parts (leaflets) joined to a single stem.
Example sentencesExamples
Because the Sesbania species have pinnately compound leaves, for defoliation the central rachis of the leaf was cut once halfway along its length.
Remember, however, that the frond is just a compound leaf and not a stem.
Fronds are, strictly speaking, elaborate compound leaves, attached to the stem by a petiole.
By 1 March 1992, plants had produced one to three compound leaves up to 4 cm in length and still retained their cotyledons, which by mid-March were 8 cm in length.
Given the large number of leaflets which make up the compound leaf of A. spinosa, it is difficult to understand why White's numbers are so low.
Definition of compound leaf in US English:
compound leaf
noun
A leaf of a plant consisting of several or many distinct parts (leaflets) joined to a single stem.
Example sentencesExamples
Remember, however, that the frond is just a compound leaf and not a stem.
Given the large number of leaflets which make up the compound leaf of A. spinosa, it is difficult to understand why White's numbers are so low.
Fronds are, strictly speaking, elaborate compound leaves, attached to the stem by a petiole.
By 1 March 1992, plants had produced one to three compound leaves up to 4 cm in length and still retained their cotyledons, which by mid-March were 8 cm in length.
Because the Sesbania species have pinnately compound leaves, for defoliation the central rachis of the leaf was cut once halfway along its length.