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Term Definition
Bipinnate, bipinnately compound Twice-pinnate; e.g., leaves of many species of Fabaceae-Mimosaceae. See pinnate. Leaf complexity and position. Drawing by B. Angell.
Compound Referring to an organ, such as a leaf, which is divided into smaller units; i.e., leaflets. Opposite of simple. Leaf complexity and position. Drawing by B. Angell.
Compound leaf Referring to a leaf which is divided into smaller units; i.e., leaflets. Opposite of simple. Leaf complexity and position. Drawing by B. Angell.
Compound pistil A gynoecium composed of more than one carpel, same as compound ovary. Axile placentation. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Pinnate (pinnately compound leaves) Bearing leaflets along a common axis or rachis. See paripinnate and imparipinnate. Pinnately compound leaves. Drawing by Bobbi Angell.
Tripinnately compound leaf A compound leaf divided into three parts, each of which is pinnately compound. Pinnately compound leaves. Drawing by Bobbi Angell.