Leaflet (botany)

A leaflet (occasionally called foliole) in

pinnate

. For example, a hemp plant has palmate compound leaves, whereas some species of Acacia have pinnate leaves.

The ultimate free division (or leaflet) of a compound leaf, or a pinnate subdivision of a multipinnate leaf is called a pinnule or pinnula.

Pinnate leaf of a legume with 10 leaflets
Mimosa pudica folding leaflets inward.

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