petiolate

[ pet-ee-uh-leyt ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.

1. having a petiole ( def ) or peduncle.

petiolate

/ ˈpɛtɪəˌleɪt /

adjective

1. (of a plant or leaf) having a leafstalk Compare sessile

Other Words From

• sub·peti·o·late adjective
• sub·peti·o·lated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of petiolate¹

From the New Latin word petiolātus, dating back to 1745–55. See petiole, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Cotyledons accumbent, flattened, equal or nearly so, petiolate.

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Pseudosessile: those petiolate Hymenoptera, in which the abdomen is so close to the thorax as to seem sessile.

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No such thing as a petiolate leaf occurs in acrogens, all are attached by a broad base?

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Leaves or leaflets are sessile when they have no stems, and petiolate when they have stems.

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I have on a former occasion explained to you how, in insects that have a petiolate abdomen, that part is elevated and depressed.

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