| Pronunciation: | | 'peti`owl
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| Matching Terms: | | petiolar, petiolate, petioled, petiolulate, petiolule
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf |
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| | Synonyms: | | leafstalk |
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| | See Also: | | phyllode, stalk, stem |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pet"i*ole\, n. [F. p['e]tiole, fr. L. petiolus a little
foot, a fruit stalk; cf. pes, pedis, a foot.]
1. (Bot.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting
the blade with the stem. See Illust. of {Leaf}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A stalk or peduncle.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The stalk portion of a leaf. |
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