decompound Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound

WordNet

De`com*pound" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. de- (intens. in sense 1) + compound, v. t.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Decompounded; present participle & verbal noun Decompounding
Definitions
  1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.
  2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
    It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts. Hazlitt.
De`com*pound" adjective
Etymology
Pref. de- (intens.) + compound, a.
Definitions
  1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
  2. (Bot.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
De`com*pound" noun
Definitions
  1. A decomposite.

Webster 1913