leafstalk

American  

[leef-stawk] / ˈlifˌstɔk /

noun

1. petiole.

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leafstalk British  

/ ˈliːfˌstɔːk /

noun

1. Technical name: petiole.  the stalk attaching a leaf to a stem or branch

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leafstalk Scientific  

/ lēf′stôk′ /

1. The slender, elongated structure by which the leaves of most plants are attached to the stem.

2. Also called petiole

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Etymology

Origin of leafstalk

First recorded in 1770–80; leaf + stalk ¹

Example Sentences

Having two to many distinct blades on a common leafstalk or rachis.

From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Dame, Lorin Low

Parts of Leaves.—A complete leaf consists of three parts: the blade, the thin expanded portion; the petiole, the leafstalk; and the stipules, a pair of small blades at the base of the petiole.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

Leaves deltoid, wider than long, crenulated all round, both sides smooth from the first; leafstalk compressed; buds glutinous.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

Leaves very large, pinnate, assuming in autumn a rich reddish-fawn or orange color; the leafstalk broadly winged between the leaflets; leaflets serrate.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

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 An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje