petiolar

[pet-ee-uh-ler, pet-ee-oh-ler]

adjective Botany.

of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.

Origin of petiolar

First recorded in 1750–60; petiole + -ar¹

Related formsin·ter·pet·i·o·lar, adjective

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