foliolate

1. 1.

   (often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets

   “`foliolate' is combined with the prefix `bi' to form the word `bifoliolate'”

   Similarleafy

   botany

Questions about foliolate

What does foliolate mean?

foliolate means "(often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets".

How many syllables are in foliolate?

foliolate has 4 syllables and divides as fo-li-o-late under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is foliolate a common word?

foliolate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.