Having small leaves or leaflets, especially in botany when describing compound leaves made up of many tiny leaflets.
From Latin 'foliolum' (a small leaf, diminutive of 'folium'), plus '-ate,' describing plants that display this characteristic leaf structure.
A rose leaf looks simple, but zoom in and you'll see it's actually 'foliolate'—made of dozens of tiny leaflets arranged together—a design that lets plants catch more sunlight while staying flexible in the wind.
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