leafstalk

[ leef-stawk ]

/ ˈlifˌstɔk /

noun

Nearby words

leafcutter bee, leafed, leafhopper, leaflet, leafleteer, leafstalk, leafy, league, league city, league football, league of arab states

Origin of leafstalk

First recorded in 1770–80; leaf + stalk¹

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Examples from the Web for leafstalk

The stipules are always free from the leafstalk and attached to the twig at small spots just below the leafstalk.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
The Common Locust has several buds under the leafstalk and one above it in the axil.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
In the Sycamore the bud does not show while the leaf remains on the tree, as it is in the hollow of the leafstalk.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
Leaves deltoid, wider than long, crenulated all round, both sides smooth from the first; leafstalk compressed; buds glutinous.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar

Leafstalk long, slender, compressed, causing the leaves to tremble continually in the slightest breeze.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar

British Dictionary definitions for leafstalk

leafstalk

/ (ˈliːfˌstɔːk) /

noun

the stalk attaching a leaf to a stem or branchTechnical name: petiole

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Science definitions for leafstalk

leafstalk

[ lēf′stôk′ ]

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