foliole

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foliole

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

noun folioles

One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet.
A small leaf-like outgrowth from the thallus of a foliose lichen.

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"foliole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foliole. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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foliole. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foliole

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"foliole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foliole.

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@misc{foliole_2026,
  title = {foliole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foliole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}