Having ten pairs of leaflets arranged opposite each other on a compound leaf.
From Latin 'decem' (ten) + 'jugum' (yoke, pair) + '-ate'. A botanical term where 'jugate' refers to leaflet pairs arranged along a central axis.
The word 'jugate' comes from 'jugum' (yoke), as in a yoke joining oxen—botanists use this same idea to describe leaflets 'yoked' or paired together on a leaf's central stem.
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