petiole
Americannoun
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Botany. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
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Zoology. a stalk or peduncle, as that connecting the abdomen and thorax in wasps.
noun
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the stalk by which a leaf is attached to the rest of the plant
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zoology a slender stalk or stem, such as the connection between the thorax and abdomen of ants
Etymology
Origin of petiole
1745–55; < New Latin petiolus leafstalk, special use of Latin petiolus, scribal variant of peciolus, probably for *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus pedicle
Example Sentences
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"The abdomen and cephalothorax of spiders are closely attached, while in ants the equivalent of these body parts are separated by a narrow segment called the petiole," Poinar said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
That means research is required to find the correlation between the petiole chemical content and leaf spectra.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023
The petiole of the fourth leaf — the stalk that attaches it to the plant stem — from the top is identified as ideal.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023
Some leaves are attached to the plant stem by a petiole.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Leaves.—All radical; oblong-lanceolate; acute; one to three feet or more long; three to ten inches broad; narrowed to a short petiole or sessile.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
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