Lateral leaflet
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Title
Lateral leaflet
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Definition
In a pinnately compound leaf, the leaflets at inserted along the rachis. Note that pinnately compound leaves with lateral leaflets can be either imparipinnate ( = odd pinnate) or paripinnate (= even pinnate) depending on if there is a terminal or there is not a terminal leaflet, respectively.
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