Look up: Petiole

1. Petiole
   The slender stem that supports the blade of a foliage leaf.
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2. petiole
   [n] - the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
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3. Petiole
   A petiole is the botanical name for a leaf stalk.
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4. Petiole
   The leaf stalk.
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5. Petiole
   A leafstalk or stem, or an unexpanded section.
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6. Petiole
   The stalk of a leaf.
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7. Petiole
   The stalk of a leaf.
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8. Petiole
   Pet'i·ole noun [ French pétiole , from Latin petiolus a little foot, a fruit stalk; confer pes , pedis , a foot.] 1. (Botany) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See ...
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9. petiole
   The stalk portion of a leaf. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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10. petiole
    leafstalk noun the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
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11. petiole
    (pet´e-ōl) a stem, stalk, or pedicle. epiglottic petiole the pointed lower end of the epiglottic cartilage, attached to the thyroid cartilage.
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12. Petiole
    • (n.) A stalk or peduncle. • (n.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf.
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13. petiole
    (from the article `abaca`) ...of the family Musaceae, and its fibre, which is second in importance among the leaf fibre (q.v.) group. Abaca fibre, unlike most other leaf ... Typically, a leaf consists of a broad, expanded blade (the lamina), attached to the plant stem by a stalklike petiole. Leaves are, however, quite ... ...expanded...
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14. petiole
    petiole, petioles 1. The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf. 2. A stalk or peduncle, that connects the abdomen and thorax in wasps. 3. Etymology: Latin petiolus, variant of peciolus, 'little foot, fruit stalk', probably from pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus.
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15. Petiole
    The stalk of a leaf which attaches to the stem.
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16. PETIOLE
    The stem of a leaf, which attaches the leaf to the main stem of the plant.
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17. petiole
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pet′ē-ōl Synonyms: petiolus
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18. Petiole
    Leaf stalk connecting leaf blade to the stem.
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19. Petiole
    The stem which attaches a leaf to its main branch or shoot. Petioles are well designed for conducting water, nutrients, sugars and mineral ions between the leaf and the rest of the vine.
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20. PETIOLE
    The leaf stalk.
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21. Petiole
    Slender stem supporting the blade of a foliage leaf.
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22. Petiole
    (insect anatomy) In entomology, the term `petiole` is most commonly used to refer to the constricted first (and sometimes second) metasomal segment of members of the Hymenopteran suborder Apocrita; it may be used to refer to other insects with similar body shapes, where the metasomal base is ...
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23. Petiole
    (botany) In botany, the `petiole` is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the Petiole-->--> The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are called sessile, or clasping when the...
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