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View synonyms for petiole
petiole
[ pet-ee-ohl ]
noun
- Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
- Zoology. a stalk or peduncle, as that connecting the abdomen and thorax in wasps.
petiole
/ ˈpɛtɪˌəʊl /
noun
- the stalk by which a leaf is attached to the rest of the plant
- zoology a slender stalk or stem, such as the connection between the thorax and abdomen of ants
petiole
/ pĕt′ē-ōl′ /
- See leafstalk
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petiole1
C18: via French from Latin petiolus little foot, from pēs foot
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Example Sentences
All men who attended had a head-dress made of the leaf petiole of the betel tree and the red leaves of the dongola plant.
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The petiole is long, and the auricles distant from the lower laciniæ.
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The top, as the tip of a bud or the end of a leaf which is opposite the petiole.
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Leaf-like appendages on either side of a leaf at the base of the petiole.
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In the petiole of Mimosa pudica the velocity may be as high as 30 mm.
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