SINCE 1828
decompound
adjective
de·com·pound
| \ ˌdē-ˈkäm-ˌpau̇nd
, ˌdē-kəm-ˈpaund
\
, ˌdē-kəm-ˈpaund
\
Definition of decompound
of a leaf
: having divisions that are themselves compound
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