petiolate
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of petiolate
From the New Latin word petiolātus, dating back to 1745–55. See petiole, -ate 1
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The whole four leaves of this plant are petiolate, but one pair is perhaps always unequal, one occasionally abortive, I look upon this as a proof that the so-called stipulæ of Stellatæ are real leaves.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by William Griffith
Leaves alternate, petiolate, rhomboid-oval or lanceolate, acuminate, 3-nerved, entire or slightly dentate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface covered with woolly hairs and powdery red glands.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
Botanical Description.—A shrub, with hooked thorns, leaves alternate, petiolate, coriaceous, entire, 3-nerved, 2 thorny stipules, one of them crooked.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
Leaves truly compound, with distinct petiolate leaflets — 127. 126a.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Henry Allan Gleason
No such thing as a petiolate leaf occurs in acrogens, all are attached by a broad base?
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by William Griffith
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