leaflet; pinna
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leaflet; individual blade of a compound leaf
technicalBotanical term referring to each individual leaf-like structure that makes up a compound leaf, as opposed to a simple leaf.
Zhè这
piàn片
fù复
yè叶
shàng上
yǒu有
sān三
piàn片
xiǎo小
yè叶
。
This compound leaf has three leaflets on it.
Xiǎo小
yè叶
de的
biān边
yuán缘
chéng呈
jù锯
chǐ齿
zhuàng状
。
The margins of the leaflet are serrated.
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Hán含
xiū羞
cǎo草
de的
fù复
yè叶
yóu由
xǔ许
duō多
duì对
xiǎo小
yè叶
zǔ组
chéng成
。
The compound leaves of the sensitive plant are composed of many pairs of leaflets.
Měi每
piàn片
xiǎo小
yè叶
dōu都
tōng通
guò过
yè叶
bǐng柄
yǔ与
zǒng总
yè叶
bǐng柄
xiāng相
lián连
。
Each leaflet is connected to the main petiole through its own petiolule.