What is "decompound"

Decompound \De`com*pound"\, a. [Pref. de- (intens.) + compound, a.]

1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.

2. (Bot.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.

Decompound \De`com*pound"\, n. A decomposite.

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.

2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.

   It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts.
   --Hazlitt.

1. 1 Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time. 2 (context botany English) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite. n. A decomposite. v

2. 1 To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to compound a second time. 2 To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.

adj. of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound