Give differences: Simple leaf and Compound leaf.

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Simple leaf Compound leaf
$(1)$ It has only one leaf lamina. $(1)$ When incisions of the lamina reach the midrib,breaking it into a number of leaflets,it is called a compound leaf.
$(2)$ It has an axillary bud in the axil of the petiole. $(2)$ It has no axillary buds in the axils of the leaflets.
$(3)$ The lamina incision,if present,does not reach the midrib. $(3)$ The lamina incision reaches the midrib,dividing the leaf into leaflets.
$(4)$ The leaf is considered entire or simple. $(4)$ It can be pinnately or palmately compound.

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