petiolate

[ pet-ee-uh-leyt ]

adjectiveBotany, Zoology.

having a petiole or peduncle.

Origin of petiolate

From the New Latin word petiolātus, dating back to 1745–55. See petiole, -ate¹

Often pet·i·o·lat·ed .

Other words from petiolate

sub·pet·i·o·late, adjective
sub·pet·i·o·lat·ed, adjective

Words Nearby petiolate

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How to use petiolate in a sentence

Cotyledons accumbent, flattened, equal or nearly so, petiolate.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States | Asa Gray
Pseudosessile: those petiolate Hymenoptera, in which the abdomen is so close to the thorax as to seem sessile.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
No such thing as a petiolate leaf occurs in acrogens, all are attached by a broad base?
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The | William Griffith
Leaves or leaflets are sessile when they have no stems, and petiolate when they have stems.
Trees of the Northern United States | Austin C. Apgar
I have on a former occasion explained to you how, in insects that have a petiolate abdomen, that part is elevated and depressed.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) | William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for petiolate

petiolate

petiolated

/ (ˈpɛtɪəˌleɪt) /

adjective

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

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