leafule
nounEtymology From leaf + -ule.
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Biology, Botany, Natural sciences 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 into separate leafules.2013 May 20, Elizabeth Farnsworth, “Fabulous Forest Ferns”, in Northern Woodlands: