UNIFOIL
\jˈuːnɪfˌɔ͡ɪl], \jˈuːnɪfˌɔɪl], \j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_f_ˌɔɪ_l]\
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[=u]'ni-foil, adj. bearing only a single leaf.--n. a single leaf.--adjs. UNIF[=O]'LIATE, having a single leaflet, unifoliar; UNIF[=O]'LIAR, UNIF[=O]'LIOL[=A]TE, having a single leaflet, but compound in structure.
By Thomas Davidson
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