imparipinnate
/ɪmˌpɛrɪˈpɪneɪt/
adjective
- Describing a compound leaf that has a single leaflet at the tip, with pairs of leaflets arranged along the stem.
- Botany students learned to identify imparipinnate leaves by their odd number of leaflets.
- The rose bush has imparipinnate leaves with a single leaflet at the end.
- Many trees in the pea family have imparipinnate leaf structures.