Leaflet (botany)

A leaflet (occasionally called foliole) in botany is a leaf-like part of a compound leaf.

[2] Compound leaves are common in many plant families and they differ widely in morphology.

[3] The two main classes of compound leaf morphology are palmate and pinnate.

The ultimate free division (or leaflet) of a compound leaf, or a pinnate subdivision of a multipinnate leaf is called a pinnule or pinnula.

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