leafule

A subdivision of a leaflet (which is in turn a subdivision of a leaf).

Noun

  1. A subdivision of a leaflet (which is in turn a subdivision of a leaf).
    • There are other forest ferns with golden, translucent scales, but their leaves are very different from those of Christmas fern – usually much lacier because each frond is divided into leaflets, which are further divided...

Origin

From leaf + -ule.

Forms

leafules