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- Decompound - v. t. - To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.
- Decompound - v. t. - To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
- Decompound - a. - Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
- Decompound - a. - Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
- Decompound - n. - A decomposite.
- Decompoundable - a. - Capable of being decompounded.
- Decompounded - imp. & p. p. - of Decompound
- Decompounding - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Decompound
- Bigeminate - a. - Having a forked petiole, and a pair of leaflets at the end of each division; biconjugate; twice paired; -- said of a decompound leaf.
- Pinnule - n. - One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate.
- Female fern - - a common species of fern with large decompound fronds (Asplenium Filixfaemina), growing in many countries; lady fern.
- Pinna - n. - One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf.
- Prangos - n. - A genus of umbelliferous plants, one species of which (P. pabularia), found in Thibet, Cashmere, Afghanistan, etc., has been used as fodder for cattle. It has decompound leaves with very long narrow divisions, and a highly fragrant smell resembling that of new clover hay.