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Petiole
[botany] In botany, the petiole (l) is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. 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 they par...
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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 c...
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Petiole
The slender stem that supports the blade of a foliage leaf.
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petiole
[n] - the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
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Petiole
A petiole is the botanical name for a leaf stalk.
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Petiole
The leaf stalk.
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Petiole
A leafstalk or stem, or an unexpanded section.
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Petiole
The stalk of a leaf.
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Petiole
The stalk of a leaf.
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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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petiole
The stalk portion of a leaf. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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petiole
leafstalk noun the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
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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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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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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 ...
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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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Petiole
The stalk of a leaf which attaches to the stem.
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petiole
The stalk of a leaf.
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PETIOLE
The stem of a leaf, which attaches the leaf to the main stem of the plant.
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petiole
Type: Term Pronunciation: pet′ē-ōl Synonyms: petiolus
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Petiole
Leaf stalk connecting leaf blade to the stem.
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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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PETIOLE
The leaf stalk.
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Petiole
Slender stem supporting the blade of a foliage leaf.
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Petiole
the stalk of a leaf
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