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A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the gills of fishes.

Precipitously. Abruptly pinnate (Bot.), pinnate without an odd leaflet, or other appendage, at the end. Gray.

Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves.

Having a forked petiole, and a pair of leaflets at the end of each division; biconjugate; twice paired; -- said of a decompound leaf.

Having two pairs, as of leaflets.

Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets. -- Bi*ter"nate*ly, adv. Gray.

(Law) See Larceny. -- Compound leaf (Bot.), a leaf having two or more separate blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk. -- Compound microscope. See Microscope. -- Compound motion. See Motion. -- Compound number (Math.), one constructed according to a varying scale of denomination; as, 3 cwt., 1 qr., 5 lb.; -- call…

In a decursive manner. Decursively pinnate (Bot.), having the leaflets decurrent, or running along the petiole; -- said of a leaf.

Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterized by digitation. -- Dig"i*tate*ly, adv.

Composed of eleven leaflets; -- said of a leaf.

Having leaflets like fingers; digitate.

Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper.

Of or pertaining to leaflets; -- used in composition; as, bi- foliolate. Gray.

One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet.

Having six leaves or leaflets.

Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet.

rregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf.

reaks or interruptions; discontinuously. Interruptedly pinnate (Bot.), pinnate with small leaflets intermixed with large ones. Gray.

A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.

A leaflet.