leafule

English

Etymology

From leaf +‎ -ule.

Noun

leafule (plural leafules)

1. (botany) A subdivision of a leaflet (which is in turn a subdivision of a leaf).
   • 2013 May 20, Elizabeth Farnsworth, “Fabulous Forest Ferns”, in Northern Woodlands‎^[1]:

     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 into separate leafules.