'Decompound' definitions:

Definition of 'decompound'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound

Definition of 'Decompound'

From: GCIDE
  • Decompound \De`com*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decompounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Decompounding.] [Pref. de- (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.]
  • 1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose. [1913 Webster]
  • It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Decompound'

From: GCIDE
  • Decompound \De`com*pound"\, a. [Pref. de- (intens.) + compound, a.]
  • 1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Decompound'

From: GCIDE
  • Decompound \De`com*pound"\, n. A decomposite. [1913 Webster]

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