For compoundcompound:
(adj) with two or more like parts, as in a compound leaf; divided into two or more subsidiary parts or orders, as in a compound inflorescence
leaves, measure
either the leaf or the leafletleaflet:
(n) one of the leaf-like units of a compound leaf
. Do not include the petiolepetiole:
(n) the stalk of a leaf
in your measurement.
The photographs below are examples of leaves of certain sizes.