foliole

English

Etymology

Diminutive of Latin folium (“leaf”). Compare French foliole.

Noun

foliole (plural folioles)

1. (botany) One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet.

French

foliole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ.ljɔl/

Noun

foliole f (plural folioles)

1. (botany) leaflet (component of a compound leaf)

Further reading

• “foliole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.