leafstalk
Americannoun
noun
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The slender, elongated structure by which the leaves of most plants are attached to the stem.
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Also called petiole
Etymology
Origin of leafstalk
Example Sentences
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The base of the leafstalk is hollow and in falling off exposes the winter bud.
From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.
Changed "leafstalk" to "leaf-stalk" in three places: the caption to figure 74; on page 71: "bent upon the leaf-stalk;" in the index entry for "Petiolulate."
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
The aromatic roots, which run horizontally sometimes three feet or more through the soil, send up a very short, smooth proper stem which lifts a tall leafstalk and a shorter, naked flower-stalk.
From Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan
Leaflets 11 to 17, lanceolate, rounded at base, serrate with shallow teeth; downy, especially beneath; leafstalk sticky or gummy.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by A. C. (Austin Craig) Apgar
Leaves very large, ovate, gradually acuminate, sometimes heart-shaped, finely serrate, smooth, bright green and shining on both sides; leafstalk nearly round; leaves in spring rich yellow.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by A. C. (Austin Craig) Apgar
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