Having two leaves or leaf-like parts, as seen in certain plants where two leaflets grow from a common point.
From Latin 'bi-' (two) + 'foliate' (having leaves). The term is used in botany to describe specific leaf arrangements that are characteristic of certain plant species.
Many clover plants are bifoliate when young, but they famously develop a third leaflet as they mature—it's like plants are slowly revealing their true form as they grow.
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