adjective
- having leaves or leaflets; composed of or bearing folioles (small leaves or leaf-like parts)
Usage: botanical term; often used in compound forms (e.g., 'trifoliolate', 'bifoliolate')
Examples
- The clover plant is trifoliolate, meaning each stem bears three leaflets.
- Botanists classified the specimen as bifoliolate based on its two-leaflet structure.
- The foliolate structure of the compound leaf helps the plant maximize photosynthesis.
- This foliolate variety of acacia is common in tropical regions.