Definition of decompound

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de·com·pound ¹    (d-kmpound, dkm-pound) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Compounded or consisting of things or parts that are already compound.
2. Botany Having or consisting of divisions that are themselves once or several times compound; bipinnate: a decompound leaf.

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