foliolate
/ˈfoʊliəˌleɪt/
adjective
- Having leaflets, especially in a specified number or arrangement (used in botany).
- Many clover species are trifoliolate, with three small leaflets on each stem.
- The botanist described the plant as trifoliolate, meaning it has three leaflets per leaf.
- The compound leaf of the ash tree is pinnately foliolate, with leaflets arranged along a central stalk.